Chabazite Pesudeo Crystals inside Chalcedony Vug Natural Mineral Specimen # B 4661

Features:

Primary Mineral: Chabazite
Secondary Mineral: Epistilbite
Matrix: Drusy chalcedony on basalt
Size: 4.3 x 2.4 inches (11 x 6 cm)
Size Class: Cabinet
Weight: 330 g (11.6 oz)
Locality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Year of Discovery: 2021

A basalt vug lined with sparkly drusy chalcedony and containing excellent chabazite crystals. 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.

Tall, 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. Collected in 2021.