Gmelinite scepters with Natrolite (Belsky Coll.)

Magheramorne Quarry, Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Small Cabinet, 6.6 x 6.0 x 2.5 cm
Start Time: 12/24/2010 6:30:00 am (CST)
End Time: 12/30/2010 6:36:42 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Sparkling, gemmy, colorless, gmelinite microcrystals, some of which, appear to be sceptered, line a protected, well-placed vug in basalt matrix. This unusual specimen also features two generations of natrolite: nubby, snow-white balls; and diverging sprays of tiny, colorless, needles. IF we read the slew of accompanying labels right...whoever DID know this material made an awfully big deal of it. Ex Howard Belsky Collection.

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