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Fluorapophyllite-(K)

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A grouping of colorless pseudo-cubic lustrous slightly translucent mostly opaque fluorapophyllite crystals. In good condition, nice locality example for the species.Wasson Bluff, located near Parrsboro in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, is a dramatic coastal cliff site featuring Jurassic-age basalt formations and ancient sedimentary layers tied to the breakup of Pangea. The site is globally renowned not only for its rich collection of early dinosaur fossils, but also for its exceptional mineralogy within the basalt vugs, veins, and fracture zones. Collectors and geologists frequently find a diverse array of well-crystallized secondary minerals here, most notably bright orange chabazite, pearly white heulandite, and distinct trapezohedral analcime crystals often associated with native copper