Phosphorescent Golden Honey Calcite Crystals on Druzy Quartz in Basalt Pocket Dendritic opal The astrophyllite appears white until

The astrophyllite appears white until you backlight the crystal

Size: 128 x 68 x 62 mm

This chlorite included quartz cluster has areas with very light chlorite as well as some darker

with well-preserved cleavage and striation patterns

Phosphorescent Golden Honey Calcite Crystals on Druzy Quartz in Basalt Pocket Dendritic opal The astrophyllite appears white untilFluorescent and phosphorescent Honey Yellow Calcite on druzy quartz, with a classic zeolite assemblage in a celadonite lined basalt vesicle. This specimen is a classic example of secondary mineralization from the basalt cavities of the Deccan Traps in western India, an area world renowned for producing aesthetic calcite, quartz, and zeolite combinations. The piece displays a cross section through a mineralized gas vesicle (lava bubble). It is cut and