Free-Standing Electric-Blue Cavansite on Heulandite – Rare Natural Mineral Specimen from Pune, Maharashtra, India # B 6294

Features:

Primary Mineral: Cavansite
Secondary Mineral: Heulandite
Size: 3 x 2 inches (7.6 x 5.1 cm)
Size Class: Small Cabinet
Weight: 145 g (5.1 oz)
Locality: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Self-standing: Yes

A bold cluster of glossy, deep blue cavansite crystals sitting on white heulandite atop a rust-brown basalt base, from Pune. The crystals are sharply formed and in good shape, and the specimen stands on its own.

Cavansite is a calcium vanadium silicate, and fine specimens come almost exclusively from the Pune district of India. Sharp, well-formed crystals like these are hard to find.

A free-standing small-cabinet specimen of blue cavansite.