Chalcedony (Var: Blue Chalcedony) after Mesolite

Unusual pseudomorph of Blue Chalcedony replacing Mesolite ... description by Sami Makki (Matrix Minerals, India)

I could not find another specimen in Mindat like this.

Mindat corrected the location description to ...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Division (Aurangabad Division), Maharashtra, India

Product details

SpeciesChalcedony, Mesolite

SizeSmall Cabinet

Dimensions7.8 x 6.3 x 5.8 cm

Added on09/07/2026

LocalityIndia, Maharashtra, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

RepairsNone

Publications

Mindat Mindat Specimen ID: LT3-4FE

Current owner

Kim & Dona Niederman Collection

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Acquired: Sep 2025

Owner’s note

Purchased at Denver Mineral Show September, 2025 from Matrix Minerals. Sami Makki described this as 'Blue Chalcedony after Mesolite'. Sami had only a couple of these specimens ... the other was purchased by Gail Spann.

1 for sale·Member since 2025

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microcrystalline quartz with agate, jasper, chrysoprase; waxy to glassy surfaces, banding and botryoidal forms, a colorful, collectible spectrum.

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Chalcedony ps Mesolite from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

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