Stilbite (bow tie) (ex Richard Kosnar Collection)

Item Description

A beautiful, gemmy, soft golden-peach colored "bow tie"-shaped aggregate of Stilbite (most likely Stilbite-Ca) very aesthetically intergrown with additional "sheaf"-like aggregates of Stiblite flaring in multiple directions. The piece is in great shape overall and the displayability leaves nothing to be desired from an aesthetics standpoint. The Stilbite bow tie measures 4.1 cm long. 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 ! From the collection of Richard A. Kosnar, renowned mineral dealer from Colorado, and the namesake for the phoshpate Kosnarite.