Prehnite with Quartz (ex Obodda)

Item Description

An unusual Prehnite specimen from the metamorphic contact zones in Baluchistan. The piece is filled with "water green" color, "fingers" of Prehnite which play host to colorless Quartz crystals that show very sharp, lustrous faces and excellent transparency in areas. The largest Quartz measures 1.8 cm. At first, I thought these might be casts after another species, but upon close inspection at some of the broken crystals on the base of the piece, they are solid Prehnite throughout, and have formed in elongated radiating structures. The piece itself is very attrative and unlike any Prehnite I have seen from any world locality. This piece was mined in 2003, and I have not seen many of them on the market in that period of time. A great piece for any collector with an interest in "Alpine"-type minerals, or unusual colorful display specimens. Ex Herb Obodda dealer stock.