Rosell Minerales

This sample shows various aggregates of lanceolate tabular stilbite crystals, with luster and transparence. They are disposed on an upholstered matrix of small crystals of the same species and prismatic crystals, slightly greenish and transparent, of fluorapophyllite- (K).

Size: 9.5 x 7.3 x 4.5 cm.
Main crystal: 2.2 cm.
Found in ca. 1986.

Col. J. Astor (Barcelona).
Classic locality

Excellent specimen of fluorapophyllite-(K) formed by several crystals, very aerial disposed and transparent, with an intense green color, and tetragonal forms of the prism and the dipyramid very visible, with parallel growths. They are disposed contrasting with a snowy white matrix of lanceolated crystals of heulandite-Ca. A gemmy specimen.

Size: 7.3 x 4.8 x 2.5 cm.
Main crystal: 1.4 cm.

Col. Daunis.

An aesthetic royal-blue cavansite group of sharp crystals, perched atop stilbite-covered basalt matrix on this fine and showy piece from the Wagholi Quarry of India.

Size: 7.0 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm.
Main crystal: 18 x 14 mm aggreg.

Very aesthetic specimen formed by several groups of fluorapophyllite-(K) rosettes, very brilliant, defined, colorless (with a slight greenish tone) which are disposed very aerial on a matrix with Stilbite-(Ca) and fine white needles of okenite. A novelty at Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2015.

Size: 8.0 x 5.0 c 2.8 cm.
Main crystal: 34 x 30 mm. aggr.
Found in 04/2015.

Globular aggregates with a really good sized formed by cavansite lanceolate crystals, with an intense blue color, brilliance and transparence. Very aerial and aesthetically disposed on the matrix covered by several small but transparent and brilliant stilbite-Ca crystals.

Size: 5.5 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm.
Main crystal: 3.3 x 2.8 cm. aggrs.