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Apophyllite on Calcite from Momin Akhada, near Rahuri, 50 km north of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India (Type Locality for Collected ca. 2001)

 
Apophyllite on Calcite from Momin Akhada, near Rahuri, 50 km north of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India (Type Locality for Collected ca. 2001)

Apophyllite on Calcite from Momin Akhada, near Rahuri, 50 km north of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India (Type Locality for Collected ca. 2001)

Apophyllite on Calcite from Momin Akhada, near Rahuri, 50 km north of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India (Type Locality for Collected ca. 2001)

DESCRIPTION:No. 42125
Mineral:Apophyllite on Calcite
Locality:Momin Akhada, near Rahuri, 50 km north of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India (Type Locality for Collected ca. 2001)
Description:An unusual specimen of apophyllite on calcite from the famous find encountered when digging a well. The apophyllite crystals up to 22 mm long in a flower-like radiating cluster formed on the side of a translucent yellow calcite crystal. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #276; acquired in 2003
Overall Size:8x5x3 cm
Crystals:1-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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