Mordenite (ex Van Tichelen Collection)

Item Description

Indian Zeolites may still be fairly common on the market, but you cannot deny the fact that they are colorful, attractive, highly displayable and several of them are the finest examples of their respective species extant! The famous quarries around Jalgaon continue to produce stunning zeolite species and this is certainly a prime example. The well-prepared, large cabinet, elongated basalt vesicle is spectacularly covered with snow-white, spiky balls of Mordenite. They look like a colony of sea uchins. The translucent, lustrous, drusy blue-grey colored Quartz is a superb compliment to the Mordenite. The large ball is 2.3 cm across. Mordenite is one of the rarer zeolite minerals and this is an outstanding example from this locale. Ex Wouter Van Tichelen Collection.