Prehnite (new find in 2020) (rare locality specimen)

Item Description

From a new find in early 2020, we bought every specimen that was available in the lot, and we haven't seen any more of them available anywhere. Our source was vague about the specific locality, as he bought them second hand from a digger, so it's very difficult to know where they were found. The limited number of pieces indicates that it was either a small pocket that was completely cleaned out, or whoever found them initially didn't care to go back for more. With that said, the pieces have a distinct "Alpine"-Type appearance based on their habit and associations. This impressive large cabinet display specimen is filled with dozens of translucent "water green" colored "clamshell"-shaped crystal groups of Prehnite measuring up to approximately 1.0 cm across, which are intergrown and arranged into little protruding "finger"-shaped clusters that cover the entire display side of the specimen. If you flip the piece over, you'll see there is no matrix, but rather a mixture of dark green Pyroxene (Diopside?) along with greenish-golden thin prisms of either Epidote or Clinozoisite. We haven't had the crystals analyzed to be certain of their identity, but that is forth-coming and we'll update the listing as soon as we know. The piece is in great shape overall with no major damage, and it's rather showy and three-dimensional to boot. If you collect worldwide Prehnites, large cabinet display specimens or minerals of Peru, I know you don't have one of these in your collection, so don't pass it up as we have very few to offer.