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Apophyllite on Stilbite
- Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
- Small Cabinet, 9.5 x 6.4 x 4.9 cm
- Start Time: 04/23/2009 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/30/2009 8:10:02 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An UNUSUAL and aesthetic specimen from recent finds at Jalgaon, India. The lustrous, very glassy, light sea-green apophyllite crystals have two, unusual traits: the crystals have, blocky, tabular form, which is very uncommon; and the crystal edges have RARE and nifty, darker color-zoning. I do not recollect having seen apophyllite color zoning like this before in Jalgaon pieces. As you can see, the pristine apophyllites are beautifully set on the contrasting, off-white stilbite crystal-covered basalt matrix.