Prehnite

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Some of the best new Prehnite specimens to hit the market in a while are those that have been recently found in Mali. These specimens are some of the nicest gem quality Prehnites that I've seen from any locality. This specimen consists of superb, crystallized, GEM QUALITY, water-green color spherical aggregates of Prehnite forming a very attractive overall specimen. One rarely sees such gemmy "spheres" from this locality, or any locality for that matter. The Prehnites have thousands of very sharp micro terminations all over the "balls" and this specimen is gemmy enough to facet several nice gemstones. It appears that the "spheres" have formed over thin prismatic Epidote crystals. I think this is a very attractive and highly displayable specimen of a species that is often overlooked in the mineral world.