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Gem Apophyllite

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This is a beautiful cluster of five large (up to 6 cm!) prismatic Apophyllites with superb luster and typical clear gemmy terminations. These larger crystals seemingly rest in a bed of over a hundred smaller Apophyllites, which give the appearance of a bed of diamonds. The pink tinting to some of the crystals adds both depth and interest to the specimen. THESE ARE INDESCRIBABLY MORE GEMMY AND SPARKLY AND PRETTY, In PERSON!! They are all nearly, at least, floaters.

Product details

SpeciesApophyllite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.6 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityIndia, Maharashtra, Jalgaon District

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Apophyllite
Mineral guide
Learn about Apophyllite
glassy, fish-tail crystals; colorless to green. Great for display and provenance. Key sources: Deccan Traps (India), New Jersey; collecting value.
Apophyllite
Regional guide
Apophyllite from Jalgaon District, India
Jalgaon District is one of the great modern names in apophyllite collecting: a Deccan Trap basalt locality where glassy, geometric fluorapophyllite-(K) crystals emerge from dark volcanic rock with the kind of sculptural contrast collectors remember. The best pieces combine water-clear to mint-green apophyllite with peach stilbite, brown heulandite, sugary chalcedony, quartz crusts, celadonite-rich matrix, calcite, and, more rarely, powellite. The visual language is unmistakably Indian Deccan: bright vitreous faces, steep pyramidal terminations, pseudocubic outlines, and vug-shaped matrix plates that still read as sections of the original cavity.