Apophyllite

  
The quartz crystals were coated with dark green hedenbergite (?) or chlorite (?) microcrystals. On some of them, a secondary termination of clear quartz then grew. And finally, bright, pretty little apophyllites formed.
  
  
 
  
Apophyllite on quartz
Origin: 2nd Sovietsky Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Sample size: 7.8 x 6 x 5.5 cm (top), 8.5 x 6.8 x 6 cm (2nd/3rd row), 8 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm (bottom)
 
  
 
  
Origin: West Patterson, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Sample size: 1.5 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm (top), 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm (2nd/bottom row)
 
  
  
Apophyllite on prehnite
Origin: Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Sample size: 8.7 x 8.2 x 4.3 cm
 
  
Origin: Poona, India
Sample size: 8.9 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
 

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Rob Lavinsky

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