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Rare combination specimen from old mines at Broken Hill. Better in person!
This is a stunning, perfect, octahedron-modified cube with super-sharp edges and corners. The color varies from a lovely green band in the center to water clear along the sides. The luster is superb, and the aesthetics are out-of-this-world as the cube sits on a small plate of matrix. A classic specimen from the classic province. OK, make fun of me for selling an apophyllite thumbnail , but GO FIND a better one! I actually sold this to the previous owner who had been looking for a suitable apoph for his tastes for years, and we trimmed it down from a small cab to create this beauty. It is symmetric and on matrix and just stands out from the crowd of "small " apophs as a great thumbnail in every way. Oh...GEMMIER and more transparent in PERSON!
Nice equant tabluar crystal with modified corners. Glassy striated sides and a sharp pearly termination. This comes from one of the best localities in the US for the species.
A beautiful roseate cluster of sparkling, gemmy, mint-green apophyllite of high calibre! It is complete and pristine, set dramatically among stilbite sheaves on matrix.The color is the top intensity of mint green you can get, and the lustre the highest, this piece leapt out at me from 3 full tables of a recent find
A HUGE apophyllite crystal, the largest I have yet seen in fact, from this find last year at the classic San Martin Silver Mine. In person, it has a more robust and pleasant pink color than the pics indicate. Crystals of apophyllite of this magnitude in size were , to my knowledge, unknown from Mexico til this find.
I think the pics pretty much say it all on this one...talk about your lucky trim! The apophyllite spray, which measures 5 x 4 cm, is very 3-dimensional in person. For the size range, this is hands down one of my all time favorite Indian apophyllites!
One of India’s sensations of recent years has been these spherical Fluorites, which are unparalleled for size and attractiveness. This particular specimen consists of three intergrown spheres (4 cm across!) that have a lovely medium honey color and are quite gemmy. Factor in the unusual association with amethystine quartz matrix, and you have an aesthetic and unusually displayable specimen.
This is a beautiful cluster of five large (up to 6 cm!) prismatic Apophyllites with superb luster and typical clear gemmy terminations. These larger crystals seemingly rest in a bed of over a hundred smaller Apophyllites, which give the appearance of a bed of diamonds. The pink tinting to some of the crystals adds both depth and interest to the specimen. THESE ARE INDESCRIBABLY MORE GEMMY AND SPARKLY AND PRETTY, IN PERSON!!!! They are all nearly, at least, floaters.
This beautiful specimen consists of four large (up to 7 cm) doubly-terminated Apophyllite crystals surrounded by many small gemmy crystals. The main crystal looks like a Rocket emerging from a cloud of sparkling ice crystals, hence the nickname. A top-notch specimen from the land of great zeolites. THESE ARE INDESCRIBABLY MORE GEMMY AND SPARKLY AND PRETTY, IN PERSON!!!!
Lovely and complex cluster of seven larger crystals (up to 7 cm), each draped in its own group of tiny gemmy Apophyllites. Add a little bit of pink coloring, and you have visually entrancing specimen.
In the galaxy of the many wonderful Indian pieces that we have, this one certainly shines bright. The core of the piece is a stalactite of clear 2-3 cm Apophyllites, which is lovely in and of itself. To cap it off, the core of the stalactite, on which the apophs perch, is an elongated calcite twin coated with drusy quartz that shows through in some spots (the calcite is visible only at the base, the bottom)! Perched along one side is a classic 7 cm peach-colored Stilbite bowtie, with one side-crystal attached for added drama. On top of the stalactite are two beautiful pink Heulandite fans, the largest of which is 4 cm long. And if all this wasn’t enough, the Heulandites and Stilbites are covered with a druse of sparkling Apophyllite crystals, which make the crystals appear as if they were covered by the pristine snow of Vermont. An absolute killer, MUCH BETTER IN PERSON, and far from the common variety.
The pic says it all here. There are four gemmy Apophyllites (up to 4.5 cm) set in an arc of tiny Apophyllites that look like a bed of diamonds. Incredibly simple, incredibly aesthetic. THESE ARE INDESCRIBABLY MORE GEMMY AND SPARKLY AND PRETTY, IN PERSON!!!!
This is a tremendously cool cluster of Apophyllites that range in size from several mm all the way up to 7cm. Most of the Apophyllites are gemmy, and they are stacked in a very attractive coil reminiscent of a snake. This is an aesthetic, and major, piece. THESE ARE INDESCRIBABLY MORE GEMMY AND SPARKLY AND PRETTY, IN PERSON!!!!
This is a gorgeous 7 cm doubly-terminated Apophyllite with another gemmy crystal growing out the side. A floater! There are many sparkling tiny Apophyllites along each side creating just the right amount of accent. This specimen is simple, yet dramatic and beautiful.
This is really quite a superb combination piece, featuring a perfect 4 cm doubly-terminated green Apophyllite.Both tips are extraordinary and complete. The luster and the gemminess are excellent. There are also numerous light-pink Stilbite blades with gorgeous pearly luster – many are doubly-terminated themselves! These crystals primarily rest on two masses of very attractive drusy quartz, which themselves rest on the matrix. When you start looking at it closely, you realize that those "masses" of quartz are in fact flattened calcite rhombohedra, completely replaced by the quartz! This is a fabulous and aesthetic specimen.
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