Cavansite on Stilbite

Item Description

While there are many cavansite out there from major finds of the late 1990s through today, the finds have gotten scarcer over time, and certainly large and aesthetic "daisy chained" clusters like this are more uncommon - and always have been. This specimen hosts, on contrasting matrix, an elegant, elongated cluster often called a "snake" at the source, with accents of isolated balls of Cavansite all displaying the deepest royal blue color! Some cavansite is blue - but this is a vibrant, special shade of color we love more than the usual. They have grown on numerous, finely crystalline balls of Stilbite. The teal-blue color of the Cavansite is intense and they are translucent at the edges which makes them glow under any lighting conditions. The elongated cluster is composed of several intergrown balls to 1 cm in size that cascade down the center of the piece and trail off into isolated 4 to 6 mm Cavansite balls - incredibly aesthetic! Dozens of 3 to 10 mm spherical clusters composed of sparkling Stilbite crystals provide the backdrop and contrast for the exquisite Cavansite. In addition to being incredibly colorful, Cavansite is interesting chemically too as it is a hydrated calcium-vanadium silicate. A magnificent piece with great balance and composition, from older finds near to the city of Mumbai.