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Scolecite & Chalcedony

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Scolecite & Chalcedony

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Description
Locality: 
Chandanapuri, Samgamner, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3.2 × 2.7 cm
Description

A beautiful specimen from less known locality in India - Chandanapuri, Maharashtra. It displays orange scolecite with a bursting Sun shape. It forms a spray of needle crystals. They are delicate with an intense color. At the top botryoidal, colorless chalcedony balls cover the tips of the scolecite needles, making an exquisite diadem. The specimen has very original and aesthetic 360 degree display. In very good condition – some small contacts.

Marvelous!

Shipping weight up to 0.250 kg

#19930

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Scolecite

Formula: 
CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O
Strunz: 
9.GA.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
white

Chalcedony

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kadıköy (Chalcedon), Istanbul Province, Marmara Region, Turkey