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Pectolite (classic locale) Elling Coll.
- Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey
- Small Cabinet, 7.7 x 5.4 x 3.4 cm
- Start Time: 02/01/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/06/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Shimmering, intergrown, radial sprays of pectolite needles to about 3.5 cm fill an attractive vug in basalt matrix from the famous Traprock quarries at Paterson, New Jersy. The needles have a beautiful pearlescent luster. Pectolite is a member of Wollastonite Group of silicate mineral species and is the calcium analogue of serandite. Classic and excellent older material from the George Elling Collection.