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Geographical
section. India, Maharashtra state, other disctricts |
Selection
of images from my collection. ©
Fernando Metelli. All photos and other material on this site are copyright,
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In the 5 million square kms of basaltic
rock that cover a large part of India, we find a rich source of many minerals, specially
zeolites. I dedicated this particular space to Indian
specimens on the basis of their beauty.
They came from the Maharashtra state, in the central part of India,
the most famous location for minerals findings.
Minerals shown below are classified for the district of origin,
located in the yellow area visible in the map.
Minerals from the
Poonah district in
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Rahuri
Ahmednapar district |
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Apophyllite (fluorapophyllite)
Green prismatic XX in columnar radiating formation, 4x2cm; on matrix made by
white XX of stilbite.Tipycal sample from this place
7x8cm
Momin Akhada, Rahuri Ahmednapar disctrict, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.94
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Nasik
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Apophyllite
Intense colored group of compenetrated XX, edge max is 3.7cm long
7x7.5cm
Nasik quarry, Nasik district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.769
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Apophyllite
Pale green XX, max edge 3.8cm; on a single stilbite bowl, 6.8cm long.
On the surface of matrix it is possible to see small white globules, some other
pale red colored (unidentified mineral)
14.5x8cm
Nasik quarry, Nasik district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.774
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Fluorite
Red globular mass, 1.8x1.5cm, on grey quartz, with two black eyes on
unidentified mineral
5.5x6cm
Mahodari, Nasik district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.394
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Powellite
Well formed orange
bypiramidal powellite crystal measuring 1.8x1.7x2cm on matrix
7.3x5.5cm
Mahodari, Nasik district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen
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Aurangabad
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Calcite
Rhombohedron up to 1.1cm on a thin plate of mordenite
15x11cm
Vaijapur, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.577
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Jalgaon
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Calcite
Transparent X, edge up to 2.2cm, surrounded by white XX of stilbite
13.5x9cm
Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.707
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Calcite
Fluorite ball, 3cm wide, on chalcedony. From a basalt quarry
near Jamner
5.5x6cm
Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.1307
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Goosecreekite
White/rose balls, up to 2.2cm wide. It is a rare zeolite
6.5x6cm
Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen
n.347
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"Heulandite"
Aggregate of pink XX, 4.3x4.8 wide, on chalcedony
10x9cm
Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen
n.398
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Bombai
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Babingtonite
Black X, 0,4 cm tall, with a ball of prehenite
on the top
6x4.5cm
Malad quarry, Bombai district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen
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Calcite
Yellow transparent X, edge 2cm long, with a brown phantom
(visible in the 2nd photo)
6x5cm
Malad quarry, Bombai district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.705
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Calcite
Transparent X, edge 1.9cm long, on quartz. The inner part of
the calcite X shows brown inclusions
10x7.5cm
Malad quarry, Bombai district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.706
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Prehnite
In this specimen the former spears of
laumontite have pseudomorphed to prehnite, pale green and
sparkling
10x7.5cm
Kandivali quarry, Malad, Bombai district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.249 |
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Stilbite
Typical XX of stilbite, pearly, elongated and with bowl shape. The
group of XX stands on a matrix unusually made of botryoidal fluorite,
yellow colored
10x7.5cm
Ajanta, Bombai district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.929
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Raigad
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Scolecite
Elongated white XX , with green apophillite XX and pink stilbite
on basaltic matrix
12x9cm
Panvel, Raigad district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.224
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Stilbite
Red semitrasparent XX, partially glassy, on gray - pale blue chalcedony,
posted on basaltic rock
13x7cm
Panvel, Raigad district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.223
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