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India, Maharashtra state, Poonah disctricts
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 |
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Apophyllite
Transparent XX, prismatic, in parallel formation. Some pink stilbite
9x8cm
Poonah district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.301
Another photo: a
different view
Another photo:
entire piece
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Apophyllite
Green shaped XX, 2 cm wide, semitransparent; the XX show some corrosions on
two parallel side. Some white stilbite XX on the basaltic matrix
13x7cm
Poonah distric, Maharashtra. India
Specimen
n.41
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Calcite
Single X, 1.5 cm of edge, on stilbite
6x5cm
Poona district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.431
2nd photo:
entire piece
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Calcite
Combination of XX, 7.5 x 6 cm wide, on quartz
12x10cm
Poona district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.1410 |
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Cavansite
Bright blue cavansite ball to 1.8cm diameter, on matrix. Cavansite is dimorphic with
pentagonite
6.5x6cm
Poona district, Maharashtra, India
Specimen
n.346
2nd photo
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Epistilbite
White semitransparent formation, 2.2x1.4cm, of divergent XX on
black basalt
5x5cm
Poona district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen
n.400
Another photo:
entire piece
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Epistilbite
Light pink X, 1cm wide, semitransparent, on white Stilbite (I
had some doubts about this piece, previously classified as
yugawaralite, but I received advice from an expert)
5x4cm
Poona district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.386
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Pentagonite
(cavansite?)
Prismatic elongated XX, electic blue and transparent, up to 0.6cm, with calcite
on microcristalline stilbite
13x9cm
Wagholi quarry, Wagholi, Poonah district. India
Specimen n.225
Another photo:
group of XX
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Prehnite
Rounded formation - up to 1.2 cm wide - of water green XX of prehenite, in a
cavity with quartz
6.8x5cm
Poonah district. India
Specimen n.1344
Another photo:
a detail
Another photo:
entire piece
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Stilbite
White XX of tipical biterminated
stilbite, up to 1.6cm; amongst stilbite some tufts of acicular
pentagonite (cavansite?) up to 0.4cm long. Area of the photo
6x7 cm
10x6.5cm
Poona district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen
n.29
2nd photo
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Stilbite
Pale orange stilbite XX in a vug
11x7cm
Poona district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen
n.1411 |
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Stilbite
A floater piece with the bowl formation
6.5x3.5cm
Poona district, Maharashtra. India
Specimen n.95
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