Stilbite

  
Stilbite on quartz
  
Stilbite on tourmaline
Origin: Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, U.S.A.
Sample size: 2.5 x 2 x 1.7 cm (top), 3.2 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm (bottom)
 
Origin: Linn County, Oregon, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4 x 3 cm
 
  
Stilbite (creamy white) and heulandite (light salmon)
Origin: Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sample size: 6.2 x 4.5 cm
 
  
  
Stilbite with minor calcite
Origin: Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
Sample size: 6.5 x 4 cm
 
  
  
This specimen of drusy quartz hosts a very aesthetic grouping of salmon coloured stilbite crystals. The crystals have a thin calcite coating.The "bowtie" is 6 cm in length.
  
Stilbite on apophyllite stalactites
Origin: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Sample size: 7.1 x 5.6 x 3.9 cm (top/2nd row), 8.5 x 7.5 x 5 cm (bottom)
 
  
Stilbite on basalt
Origin: Maharashtra State, India
Sample size: 8 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm
 
  
Origin: Coonabarbarun, New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Scott Werschky collection
Sample size: 9.3 x 8 x 6.7 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
Stilbite on fluorapophyllite
Origin: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Sample size: 6.5 x 10 x 5 cm
 
  
Origin: Partridge Island, Bay of Fundy, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Sample size: 8.3 x 4.3 x 3.1 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Origin: Malmberget, Sweden
Sample size: 4.5 x 3 x 2 cm

 

  
Bright orange crystal aggregate to 1 cm with dozens of single crystals to 3 mm on calcite crystal matrix.
Origin: Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Ex. DeVito collection
Sample size: 7 x 5 x 1.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 
  
Stilbite with chalcedony
Origin: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Sample size: 4.8 x 4.7 x 3.1 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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