Goosecreekite

 
  
Goosecreekite on quartz stalactite
  
 
  
 
  
Goosecreekite on amethyst
  
 
  
Goosecreekite with stilbite
Origin: Nasik, Maharashtra, India
Sample size: 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm (top), 7 x 4.5 x 4 cm (2nd row), 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm (3rd row), 7 x 7 x 3 cm (4th row), 9 x 8 x 7 cm (5th row), 12 x 9 x 9 cm (bottom)
 
  
Goosecreekite with calcite in quartz geode
  
 
Goosecreekite on quartz
  
Goosecreekite with heulandite on quartz
Origin: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Sample size: 10.5 x 5.8 x 4 cm (top), 19.1 x 18.7 x 6.5 cm (2nd row), 12 x 10.2 x 7.2 cm (3rd row), 13.1 x 8.5 x 8.1 cm (4th/bottom row)
 
  
 5 cm bowtie of white, lustrous goosecreekite sits perched on tan, lustrous, stilbite crystals, which reach 0.5 cm across.
Origin: Pandulena Quarry, Nasik, Maharashtra State, India
Ex. Ernie Schlichter collection
Sample size: 8.2 x 5.6 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Big white crystals and groups with quartz crystals on matrix
Origin: Nasik, India
Sample size: 4 x 5 cm (left), 5 x7 cm (right)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
Origin: Nasik, India
Ex. Kidwell collection
Sample size: 6 x 4 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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