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Prehnite from Val Nalps, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrheintal, Grischun (Graubünden), Switzerland

 
Prehnite from Val Nalps, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrheintal, Grischun (Graubünden), Switzerland

Prehnite from Val Nalps, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrheintal, Grischun (Graubünden), Switzerland

Prehnite from Val Nalps, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrheintal, Grischun (Graubünden), Switzerland

DESCRIPTION:No. 55214
Mineral:Prehnite
Locality:Val Nalps, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrheintal, Grischun (Graubünden), Switzerland
Description:Transparent-to-translucent pale yellow-green prehnite crystals with waxy surfaces luster crystallized over remnants of a fibrous-platy white mineral. The prehnite crystals on the edges show unusually good transparency — uncommon for prehnite. Ex. Richard Hauck, with old pen-and-ink ca. 1890
Overall Size:4.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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