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RM3086   Chabazite-Ca and analcime

The chabazite-Ca specimens from this Italian locality present aggregates of orange lenticular crystals. The aesthetic is very remarkable when contrasting in the vacuoles of the basaltic matrix. They are accompanied by phillipsite, analcime, minerals from the smectite group, and calcite. Under magnification we can observe the vacuoles with the different minerals, an entertainment.

Size: 6.8 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm.
Main crystal: 6 mm glob.
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RM3085   Chabazite-Ca and analcime

The chabazite-Ca specimens from this Italian locality present aggregates of orange lenticular crystals. The aesthetic is very remarkable when contrasting in the vacuoles of the basaltic matrix. They are accompanied by phillipsite, analcime, minerals from the smectite group, and calcite. Under magnification we can observe the vacuoles with the different minerals, an entertainment.

Size: 7.8 x 6.2 x 5 cm.
Main crystal: 4 mm. glob.
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RM1487   Pyroaurite-2H

Pyroaurite-2H is a polytype formerly known as sjögrenite (discredited). This specimen belongs from a classic Italian locality for the species. A matrix of marble with calcite on which stand out numerous foliaceous aggregates of tabular orange color pyroaurite. This specimen has its pedigree in the collections Pierini and Vochten. The label of the latter accompanies this interesting piece.

Size: 5.7 x 4.5 x 3.4 cm.
Found in 1993.
Excol. G. Pierini / R. Vochten
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