Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Apophyllite On Gyrolite

Views:
Watches:
SHW610215

Apophyllite On Gyrolite

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Malad Quarry, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 5 × 3 cm
Description

Crystals of clear apophyllite on gyrolite .

Mines in Malad, Mumbai producing top quality okenite, prehnite, gyrolite etc. are already closed since last 5-6 years due to expansion of the residential locality around. However some specimens are found in nearby area while digging the foundation for new big buildings.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Apophyllite

Synonym Of: 

Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0

Fluorapophyllite-(Na)

Formula: 
NaCa4(Si8O20)F·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

Formula: 
KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F)·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EA.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0

Gyrolite

Formula: 
NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8·14H2O
Strunz: 
9.EE.30
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
The Storr, Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, North West Highlands (Inverness-shire), Scotland, UK

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

We accept payment by PayPal only.