Catapleiite is known from numerous alkali localities, but, with very few exceptions, the most attractive specimens come from MSH. The crystals on this specimen are far from the largest that MSH offers, but they are among the most beautiful that I have seen. And there are very many of them.

In the photos I have relied heavily on reflections in order to make the shapes clear, but in reality, most of the crystals are colorless and water clear. (Some are slightly frosted, and many are sprinkled with pyrite.) Without reflections, photographs tend to become incomprehensible jumbles.   

FOV in the first four pairs of photos is resp. 4.3 x 6.6 mm, 4.1 x 6.6 mm, 5.3 x 4.4 mm and 4.55 x 6.65mm. The largest crystal in these photos are ca 2.3 mm. (There are some larger crystals, but they are not as attractive.) The last of these pairs of photos avoided reflections for the most part. The transparency of the crystals may be more evident in these photos, but the shapes are not as discernible as in the other three pairs of photos.

All of the close-up photos show parts of the same elongated cavity, but there are other, smaller, cavities with similar crystals. The arrows in the macro photo point roughly to the crystals that were photographed.

Single item shipping weight (no case) is 4.8 oz (136 g). For shipments outside the USA, up to a total weight < 8 oz (225g), this can be combined with items from this or other auctions for the same postage.

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