Prehnite and Quartz Crystals on Baslt Matrix - NBB 058

   

Balls of prehnite and quartz crystals on matrix

 

  Measurements:  52 x 41 x 28 mm

Description:  Two undamaged balls of prehnite and numerous quartz crytals (of which some are damaged) sit on a matrix of basalt, quartz and epidote.

Many of the smaller quartz crystals have very small prehnite crystals attached to them.

Hidden in a forest of small quartz crystals, is another small ball of prehnite. 

The bottom of the specimen has been trimmed.

Chemical Composition: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2    (prehnite)   
                                      SiO2   (quartz)

Location:  Brandberg, Namibia

Specimen Code: NBB 058

US $ 65

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