AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Scotland > Prehnite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 49266 |
Mineral: | Prehnite |
Locality: | Loanhead Quarry, near Beith, Strathclyde, Scotland |
Description: | Large (and heavy) specimen of botryoidal translucent yellow-green prehnite crystals lining cavities in gray amygdulitic basalt. The surfaces of the prehnite clusters show distinct lustrous termination faces. The prehnite has radiating internal structure. |
Overall Size: | 17x16x10 cm |
Crystals: | 5-10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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