Quartz (Var: Babel-Quartz)

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Locality: Upper Montclair, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA

Classic Babel-Quartz specimen, a variety of quartz so named because the crystal formed in layers resembling the ancient Tower of Babel. Overall size: 15x10x9 mm Ex Ex. John A. Manley ca. 1890s

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Photo added: 18th Sep 2009

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