Analcime (rare)

Item Description

Analcime is one of the few zeolite species that forms in gemmy enough crystals for faceting, along with Pollucite. The Flinders area of Australia has been known to produce gemmy crystals of Analcime, though not very big. This stone is a very good sized gem for the locality, certainly one of the biggest I've seen. It looks better in person, and was a real chore to photograph. The stone has an "Oval Brilliant" cut, and is certainly gem quality. One does not often see Analcime of this level of transparency on the market as most localities produce chalky white crystals that rarely show any gem areas whatsoever. This stone would make a great addition to a rare colorless stone collection, an Australia gem collection, or even a faceted zeolite suite.