Amethyst Quartz Variety Crystal Cluster | 6×5×4 cm | 130g
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This natural Stilbite with Heulandite specimen features a prominent cream to pale honey-colored Stilbite formation surrounded by white to translucent Heulandite crystal growth. The large Stilbite aggregates display a rounded, fan-like and radiating habit with fine natural striations and a soft pearly luster. Associated Heulandite crystals show more defined tabular to bladed forms, adding contrast and structural detail throughout the specimen. The combination of warm cream Stilbite and bright white Heulandite creates a distinctive natural zeolite collector specimen.
Mineral: Stilbite with Heulandite
Formation: Natural zeolite crystal cluster
Color: Cream, pale honey, ivory, white and translucent
Crystal Habit: Radiating and fan-shaped Stilbite aggregates with tabular to bladed Heulandite crystals
Weight: 180 g
Size: 11 × 5 × 6 cm
SKU: MTX-B160-N896
Condition: Natural mineral specimen
Natural Stilbite crystal growth
Large cream to pale honey-colored aggregates
Attractive rounded and radiating Stilbite formation
Associated white Heulandite crystals
Tabular to bladed Heulandite crystal growth
Fine natural striations and layered textures
Soft pearly to vitreous natural luster
Strong cream and white color contrast
Dense intergrown zeolite structure
Natural three-dimensional crystal formation
Unique one-of-a-kind natural specimen
Suitable for mineral collectors and zeolite enthusiasts
Ideal for display and collection
Stilbite and Heulandite are zeolite-group minerals commonly found together in cavities and fractures of volcanic rocks. Stilbite frequently develops as radiating, fan-shaped, sheaf-like, or fibrous aggregates, while Heulandite commonly forms tabular or bladed crystals. These minerals form from mineral-rich hydrothermal fluids circulating through cavities and fractures in volcanic rocks over geological time.
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