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Prehnite from Loanhead Quarry, near Beith, Strathclyde, Scotland

 
Prehnite from Loanhead Quarry, near Beith, Strathclyde, Scotland

Prehnite from Loanhead Quarry, near Beith, Strathclyde, Scotland

DESCRIPTION:No. 49266
Mineral:Prehnite
Locality:Loanhead Quarry, near Beith, Strathclyde, Scotland
Description:Large (and heavy) specimen of botryoidal translucent yellow-green prehnite crystals lining cavities in gray amygdulitic basalt. The surfaces of the prehnite clusters show distinct lustrous termination faces. The prehnite has radiating internal structure.
Overall Size:17x16x10 cm
Crystals:5-10 mm
Status: SOLD Buy similar at: Minerals from UK, Iceland, Greenland > Zeolites and Associated Minerals
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