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Chabazite var. Phacolite Twins from Gads Hill, Tasmania, Australia

 
Chabazite var. Phacolite Twins from Gads Hill, Tasmania, Australia

Chabazite var. Phacolite Twins from Gads Hill, Tasmania, Australia

DESCRIPTION:No. 58293
Mineral:Chabazite var. Phacolite Twins
Locality:Gads Hill, Tasmania, Australia
Description:Lustrous colorless transparent chabazite crystals on brown volcanic matrix. The chabazite crystals exhibit classic pseudo-dipyramidal phacolite habit caused by repeated twinning. Ex. A. Stevenson (1916-2007), originally acquired in 1972
Overall Size:5.5x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:3-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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