Prehnite on Epidote

Item Description

Some of the best newer Prehnite specimens to hit the market in a while are those that have been found in Mali. These specimens are some of the nicest gem quality Prehnites that I've seen from any locality. This specimen hosts a pair of fine, gemmy, water-green color spherical aggregates of Prehnite measuring up to 1.3 cm across aesthetically sitting atop dark a thick, blocky brownish-green doubly-terminated crystal of Epidote. The Prehnites have hundreds of tiny micro faces / terminations all over the "balls" and this specimen is gemmy enough to facet a nice gemstone. There are a couple of separation marks on the Prehnites where they were previously intergrown with Epidote crystals, but it's not necessarily what I would call damage. A very attractive and highly displayable specimen of a species that is often overlooked in the mineral world.