AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Prehnite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 80140 |
Mineral: | Prehnite |
Locality: | Tafelkop, Goboboseb Mountains, 27 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia |
Description: | Lustrous translucent green prehnite crystals to 6 mm in interconnected hemispherical aggregates to 50 mm across over a hollow quartz core lined with lustrous black unidentified crystals, tentatively identified as babingtonite. Ex. Jack Troy (1930-2016) collection #W64, originally acquired ca. 1990 |
Overall Size: | 11.5x8x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-6 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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