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IND25 - Apophyllite w/Mozartite inclusions - $ 950 Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India cabinet, 10.2 x 6.5 x 6.2 cm
These unusual specimens became instant classics when they first began showing up a few years ago, and it seems the supply is dwindling. Of those I have handled, this is one of the more intriguing ones. The crystal is 4.5 cm on edge and has very good luster. Additionally, there are two distinguishing features that make this truly outstanding. First, the Apophyllite appears to be penetration-twinned! Second, the main crystal sits on a tabular Apophyllite that ends up serving as a perfect base for the display of the specimen, and that was exactly how it was photographed. Also, its just huge, the biggest I have seen so uniformaly colored. This is a very fine specimen, indeed.
INDI-47 - Fluorapophyllite with Mozartite and Hematite? - $ 1250 SOLD Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India cabinet, 11.5 x 9.3 x 4.6 cm
This unusual specimen is not only a complete floater, with no visible point of attachment, but the intergrown, crystals of blocky, fluorapophyllite, to 2.0 cm across, have been infused by both, olive green, mozartite, a recently described, calcium, manganese, silicate and also by dark red hematite. This is definitely a different breed of Fluorapophyllite !
INDI-48 - Fluorapophyllite with Mozartite - $ 750 Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India small cabinet, 6.6 x 4.8 x 3.6 cm
A large, equant, doubly terminated, fluorapophyllite crystal measuring 3.5 cm across, as well as smaller crystals of the same species, have been totally infused by olive green, mozartite. One of the best examples of this unusual material i have seen, for combination of form and aesthetics. Most are bigger or clunkier; smaller ; or floaters...a matrix cluster like this is quite uncommon!
INDI-49 - Fluorapophyllite with Mozartite - $ 600 Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India small cabinet, 6.3 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Equant, intergrown, crystals of fluorapophyllite, to 2.5 cm across, have been totally infused with olive green, mozartite and to a lessr extent by dark red, hematite?. Another superb example of this rarity! This piece is complete around both terminations, with a contact only on the lower-backside.
INDI-67 - Fluorapophyllite with Mozartite (floater) - $ 225 Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India thumbnail, 3.3 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm
This aesthetic, upright, specimen is composed of three, doubly terminated, tabular, fluorapophyllite, crystals, to 1.5 cm across, invested with green and red mozartite. VERY striking specimen! Its a toenail, really - either a boxbusting thumbnail or a small miniature. The aesthetics of it are just sharp as you could desire.
INDI-68 - Fluorapophyllite and Mozartite (floater) - $ 95 SOLD Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm
Two intergrown crystals of tabular, fluorapophyllite, to 2.0 cm across are invested with green and red mozartite. Twinned? Striking Thumbnail, anyhow!
INDI-69 - Fluorapophyllite and Mozartite - $ 600 Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India small cabinet, 7.0 x 6.4 x 5.5 cm
This specimen is composed of intergrown fluorapophyllite crystals, the largest of which is an equant, fully terminated, crystal, 4.5 cm across. This sharp and rather large crystal shows wonderful edge modification son each corner, and is undamaged. It is totally invested with yellow-ish (unusual color) mozartite.
MD-62801 - Mozartite, Apophyllite-(KF) - - Archived Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India cabinet, 12.5 x 8.5 x 7.4 cm
There are some really fine Indian specimens in this set of auctions. This is one you do not see too often: opaque "yellow-umber" apophyllite to 3 cm on edge. The color is due to inclusions and the mineral doing the including is a rare species called mozartite. 12.5 x 8.5 x 7.4 cm
MD-71133 - Mozartite, Apophyllite-(KF) - - Archived Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India small cabinet, 5.2 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
A super, pristine, stacked cluster of lustrous, blocky, brick-red apophyllite crystals with green highlights and included by mozartite from Jalgaon, India. A striking specimen from the recent finds, very unusual compared to anything else out there so far as i have seen.... 5.2 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
