Stilbite ("bow tie")

Item Description

The quarry at Upper New Street is over 100 years old (it opened in 1893). During the mid 1980's to early 1990's, there was a lot of collecting that took place between the Upper New Street and Lower Street Quarries in an area that is affectionately referred to by some as "Middle New Street". The majority of the specimens from this area are still labeled as being found at Upper New Street even though they were not found in the quarry itself. Nonetheless, this is one of the most famous Trap Rock quarries in New Jersey. This specimen is one of the more attractive Stilbites I have had to offer from this historic quarry in recent months. It hosts tan color, sharp, semi lustrous, sheaves and blades of Stilbite creating a "bow tie"-shaped group on minor matrix. This display side of this specimen is in good condition, except for the bottom where it was contacted, but it's a nice quality New Jersey Stilbite for the size.