Thomsonite with Stilbite - Rare Find Natural Mineral Specimen from Nashik, India # B 5747

Features:

Primary Mineral: Thomsonite
Secondary Mineral: Stilbite
Size: 5 x 3.5 inches (12.7 x 8.9 cm)
Size Class: Cabinet
Weight: 250 g (8.8 oz)
Locality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Golden-yellow thomsonite balls nestled among amber-yellow stilbite blades on a dark base, from Nashik, presented on a clear stand. The rounded balls run in rows through the bladed stilbite, giving the piece a warm, honeyed palette. Condition is excellent.

Thomsonite is one of the less common zeolites of the Deccan basalts and is usually white or cream, so this golden color is distinctive. Its rounded balls of radiating fibers contrast nicely with the sheaf-like stilbite.

A light, attractive cabinet specimen at 250 g.