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#H8053 Green Apophyllite Crystals with Stilbite on Quartz
Savd, Jalgoan, Maharashra State, India
16.5 x 11 x 6 cm
(Ex-Edward David Collection)
$5,500
Outstanding specimen of beautiful light mint green double terminated Apophyllite crystals and creamy white Stilbite crystals on Quartz matrix from the recently dispersed Edward David Collection. Tetravalent vanadium is primarily responsible for the green color.
The name Apophyllite is derived from the Greek apophylliso, meaning "it flakes off," a reference to this class's tendency flake apart when heated, due to water loss.
Jalgoan
(From Wikipedia,
the free encyclopedia).
#H8065 Apophyllite on Quartz Cluster
Varchnly Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray,
Far-Eastern Region, Russia
11.3 x 10.2 x 4.5 cm
$200
#H8066 Yellow Fluorite on Quartz
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
9.5 x 8 x 2.5 cm
$125
#H8067 Stilbite on Choral (Fine Quartz)
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
9 x 8 x 5 cm
$80
#H8068 Green Fluorapophyllite with Stilbite
Lonavala Quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India
11.5 x 10 x 4.5 cm
$200
#H8069 Goosecreekite on Matrix
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
10.5 x 6.5 x 6 cm
$300
#H8070 Golden Barite Crystals on Matrix
Pohla, near Schwarzenberg, Saxony, Germany
8.9 x 7.8 x 5.1 cm
$650
#H8071 Cavansite and Stilbite on Quartz Matrix
Wagholi Quarry, Wagholi, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
11 x 8 x 5 cm
$750
#H8072 Malachite
L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), Lubumbashi (Elizabethville), Southern area,
#H8082 Clear Fluorite Crystals with Quartz on Matrix
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray,
Far-East ion, Russia
7.7 x 7 x 4.5 cm
$275
#H8083 Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite
Huaron Mine, San Jose de Huayllay District, Cerro de Pasco, Alcides Carrion Province, Pasco Department, Peru
8.5 x 7.5 x 3.8 cm
$1,700
#H8084 Stalactitic Arsenian Pyrite
Sequoia Pit, Lonetree Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada
6.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm
$200
#H8085 Apophyllite and Stilbite
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
9.5 x 7 x 2.5 cm
$50
Scene fron the Gardens of the Otani Hotel, Tokyo
taken during my current business trip.
Scene from Tokyo - A contrast of the old with the new (I have been staying in an apartment in the Prudential Tower in the background)
Guess what this building in Tokyo is - You have seen Godzilla destroy it several times.
One of many marts or small stores in Tokyo where you can get great prepared food - made fresh daily- and its all very tasty.
Scene from the Gardens of the Otani Hotel
Scene from the Gardens of the Otani Hotel
Scene from the Gardens of the Otani Hotel
Scene from the Gardens of the Otani Hotel
Scene from the Gardens of the Otani Hotel
Shrine near my apartment in Tokyo
Scene from Gardens of the Otani Hotel
Scene of Boat House on small river near the Otani Hotel
Scene from Gardens of the Otani Hotel
Scene from the Gardens of the Otani Hotel
Nice Desserts in a nearby Bakery
Scene from the Gardens of the Otani Hotel
More great local food in Tokyo - just warm up and eat !!
Fresh Sushi from the local Mart
Scene from the Gardens of the
Otani Hotel
Growth interference quartz occurs when another mineral grows with a quartz crystal and then dissolves leaving behind a disrupted growth pattern in the quartz. Often the mineral is calcite and this is the case with these growth interference quartz crystals from Dalnegorsk, Russia. They often have the appearance of spiral growth patterns.
The formations on the main Quartz crystal are quite dramati
