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Quartz var. Chalcedony with Hematite-coated Stilbite from Pathardy Quarry, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India

 
Quartz var. Chalcedony with Hematite-coated Stilbite from Pathardy Quarry, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India

Quartz var. Chalcedony with Hematite-coated Stilbite from Pathardy Quarry, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India

DESCRIPTION:No. 40223
Mineral:Quartz var. Chalcedony with Hematite-coated Stilbite
Locality:Pathardy Quarry, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
Description:Superb miniature specimen of transparent chalcedony, a variety of quartz, in hemispherical aggregates up to 10 mm diameter with prismatic stilbite crystals up to 6 mm long that are completely coated with botryoidal black hematite microcrystals.
Overall Size:6x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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