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Stilbite epimorphs after Calcite(?) from Wagholi Quarry, Maharashtra, India

 
Stilbite epimorphs after Calcite(?) from Wagholi Quarry, Maharashtra, India

Stilbite epimorphs after Calcite(?) from Wagholi Quarry, Maharashtra, India

Stilbite epimorphs after Calcite(?) from Wagholi Quarry, Maharashtra, India

DESCRIPTION:No. 58013
Mineral:Stilbite epimorphs after Calcite(?)
Locality:Wagholi Quarry, Maharashtra, India
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless stilbite epimorphs after spherical mineral clusters to 23 mm diameter, possibly originally calcite. It was postulated these formed over pebbles, but undercuts and hemispherical form indicates it was over a mineral. Collected in 2012
Overall Size:4x3x2 cm
Crystals:2-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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