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The crystals carry strong, even color and a good shine, and the pocket offers a full view of the druse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndian amethyst geodes form in the gas bubbles of Deccan Traps basalt, where quartz slowly crystallized from silica-rich fluids; trace iron and natural irradiation produce the purple. At 14 cm and nearly 1.2 kg, this one has real presence on a shelf while remaining easy to display. 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The crystals show strong, saturated color and good luster throughout the cavity, and at nearly 2.4 kg the geode has a solid, weighty feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmethyst geodes from the Deccan Traps formed in gas cavities within the basalt, where silica-rich fluids deposited quartz over long periods; trace iron and natural irradiation create the purple. 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The heulandite crystals are well defined, with a pearly, almost glassy luster that gives the cavity a glistening finish, while the white scolecite needles fan out across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScolecite is fragile and rarely survives intact outside a closed pocket, so a geode like this is the ideal way to own it. The specimen is in very good condition and, at over a kilogram, has a reassuringly solid feel for a large cabinet piece. 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The chabazite has superb luster and appears to be twinned, and its rhombohedral crystals take on the near-cubic, pseudo-cubic look the species is known for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTall, lustrous epistilbite crystals accompany the chabazite, an uncommon zeolite that makes this a genuine combination piece rather than a single-species specimen. Chabazite and epistilbite are both less frequently offered than India's abundant stilbite and heulandite, which gives this Nashik cabinet vug added interest for zeolite collectors. 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Thick, terminated, glassy blades radiate from a compact core, clear to translucent at the tips and tightening into a dense mass toward the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColorless apophyllite crystals are scattered across the surface and give the white scolecite a bright second texture. The specimen is complete and nearly immaculate on its display faces. A few broken crystals sit at the base, out of view from the best angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRadiating scolecite is one of the signature zeolites of the Deccan Traps basalts of Maharashtra, but sprays of this size and completeness are scarce. 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Starbursts, sprays and clusters of glassy, gemmy, bicolored apophyllite are scattered dramatically across a bed of tan stilbite crystals. The apophyllite crystals have rich mint-green bodies grading to colorless terminations, the classic Jalgaon look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePowellite, a calcium molybdate that fluoresces yellow under shortwave UV, is also present, adding a third species to an already colorful assemblage. Green apophyllite on stilbite is the signature combination of the Jalgaon quarries, and a 20 cm plate with this much activity across its surface is a strong large cabinet example. 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