Amethyst Quartz Variety Crystal Cluster | 6×5×4 cm | 130g
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This natural Stilbite with Heulandite specimen features prominent cream to pale honey-colored Stilbite formations associated with contrasting white to translucent Heulandite crystals. The Stilbite displays rounded, radiating, and fan-like crystal growth with a soft pearly luster, while the Heulandite forms distinct tabular to bladed crystal aggregates with brighter reflective surfaces. The combination of warm cream Stilbite and white Heulandite creates a distinctive, richly textured natural zeolite specimen.
Mineral: Stilbite with Heulandite
Formation: Natural zeolite crystal cluster
Color: Cream, pale honey, white and translucent
Crystal Habit: Radiating and rounded Stilbite aggregates with tabular to bladed Heulandite crystals
Weight: 240 g
Size: 8 × 6 × 4 cm
SKU: MTX-B160-N890
Condition: Natural mineral specimen
Natural Stilbite crystal growth
Prominent cream to pale honey-colored aggregates
Associated white Heulandite crystal formations
Radiating and rounded Stilbite growth
Tabular to bladed Heulandite crystals
Soft pearly to vitreous natural luster
Attractive contrast between cream and white mineral growth
Dense intergrown zeolite crystal structure
Natural crystal textures and surface details
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 that commonly occur together in cavities and fractures of volcanic rocks. Stilbite commonly forms radiating, fan-shaped, fibrous, or rounded aggregates, while Heulandite typically develops as tabular or bladed crystals. Both minerals form from mineral-rich hydrothermal fluids circulating through cavities and fractures in volcanic rocks over geological time.
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