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Indian Mineral Specimens, Page 2
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OKD-121 Epistilbite Jalgoan, India Several blooms of white, translucent crystals to a cm each stand up nicely off the basalt matrix composing this specimen. 6.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm piece. 50$
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OKD-085 Scolecite India Beautiful and exceptionally large spray of white to clear scolecite crystals to 10 cm each. A couple of points are missing within the center of group but this is only noticeable when the group is views straight down from the top. All crystals diverge nicely and are well terminated. 12 x 12 x 11 cm overall. Unusually clean and showy for this species. These are very tough to get in nice specimen like this, and for this kind of price...225$
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OKD-086 Scolecite India Beautiful and exceptionally large pair of sprays of white to clear scolecite crystals to 8 cm each. All crystals diverge nicely and are well terminated. Unusually clean and showy for this species. 12 x 10 x 9 cm overall. These are very tough to get in nice specimen like this, and for this kind of price...190$
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OKD-048 Stilbite Stalactite Jalgoan, India. Unbeleavable stalactite with some of the pocket roof rock still attached for conformation. This is actually a single huge stilbite (9 cm) with outgrowths and smaller stilbites near it’s base. Solid specimen with nice aesthetics and interesting form. 290$
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OKD-046 Prehnite after Laumontite Bombay, India. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection. Very aesthetic example with branches to 8 cm each. Shafts are hollow in that they are encrustation pseudomorphs after laumontite. Stands upright for display. Nice. 90$
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OKD-032 Stilbite India. Complete, clean bowtie with only minor contact on back. 6 cm. 28$
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OKB-499 Apophyllite, Okenite and Gyrolite Khandivali (north of Bombay) Maharashtra, India. 10.5 cm specimen with a mix of minerals on druze quartz. Gyrolite balls to 1.8 cm, clear apophyllite with phantoms to .6 cm and partial okenite sprays to almost 2 cm. 20$
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OKB-500 Apophyllite and Quartz on Calcite Mumbai, India. Big 7 cm complex calcite with some frosted faces. Well formed clear quartz overgrowths and light green, double terminated apophyllites to 2.9 cm each. Noticeable damage to top of calcite reduces the price on this one in a big way...20$
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OKB-501 Heulandite and Julgoldite Pune, India. Big 16 cm cluster of fairly large, green heulandites. The specimen has been sawed away from its host rock. Well formed crystals with lots of whitish tan colored grunge between them. Solid piece. 58$
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OKA-919 Sapphire India. Ex. Charles Daniel collection. 33 gram gray, blue, hexagonal crystal. Specimen is 4.5 cm long, 2.5 cm at its widest and tapers in both directions. Smoothed due to alluvial wear, but, still retains its crystal shape. 18$
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OKA-925 Ruby Mysore, India. Ex. Charles Daniel collection. This 1.8 cm long hexagonal crystal is 1.7 cm wide. Great luster and minor translucence. Deep reddish purple color makes this an attractive though small specimen (11.1 grams). 22$
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OKB-198 Quartz Scepter Karur, Madrus, India. Complete skeletal growth on this double terminated scepter crystal. Purple and smoky phantoms. Photos does no justice to this attractive specimen. 6 x 5 cm overall. A steal at... 25$
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OKB-199 Stilbite India. Beautifully formed bow tie of light cream colored stilbite. 5.3 cm long. Contact on backside. 12$
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OKA-745 Apophyllite/ Stilbite Jalgaon, India. Branching apophyllite stems with crystals to 1 cm each. 5 clear stilbites to 1 cm each with brown phantoms make this piece unusual. Very nice specimen and price. 18$
EA-113B Beautiful and unusual combination...pointed and rectangular, double
terminated apophyllites to over 5 cm each comprise this stalactite. Second mineral is translucent, almost
gemmy pink heulandite. 11 cm overall. Great piece. 150$
EA-113D Best buy of the lot...10 cm white micro quartz base has double
terminated apophyllites to over 3 cm sprinkled over its surface. More unusual
and very attractive mix. 90$
OKA-615 Apophyllite/ Stilbite/ Quartz Jalgaon, India. 8 x 7.5 cm plate of basalt coated on largest face by light blue druze quartz followed by several salmon colored stilbites (to 1.4 cm) and finally lots of clear modified cubes of apophyllite to 1.2 cm each. Attractive piece and price. 15$
OKA-746 Apophyllite/ Stilbite Jalgaon, India. A large group of TWINNED, very
light green apophyllites (3 cm) and white stilbites standing up on a micro
quartz matrix. Nice 15$
OKA-754 Prehnite/ Gyrollite/ Okenite Poona, India. Attractive cream colored
prehnite fingers (to several cm each) have bright white balls of gyrollite to
approx .7 cm each. This is also a piece that could easily be on the cover of a
mineral journal. Minor white okenite sprays on back of specimen. 55$
OKA-770 Prehnite/ Apophyllite Poona, India. Flat, 13 x 8 cm plate of light green, prehnite fingers to 3 cm each have larger rectangular apophyllites on its surface. One very large apophyllite 3.5 x 1.5 cm sits on the highest point of the piece. Apophyllites are clear/ white.90$
OKA-772 Prehnite/ Apophyllite Poona, India. Great piece with branching, light
green, hollow prehnites to over 8 cm. Specimen is 9 x 9 x 6 cm. Apophyllites to
a cm each are perched on the branches. Very aesthetic. 90$
OKA-773 Apophyllite Stalactite Jalgaon, India. This is a 14 x 6 cm section of a
stocky group of 3 stalactites. One tip missing. Rectangular apophyllites with
modified corners (to 2 cm each) compose most of the piece. These are clear. One
2.2 cm salmon colored stilbite. 45$
OKA-820 Apophyllite/ Stilbite Jalgaon, India. A big (7.2 cm) sharply terminated,
single crystal of clear and milky apophyllite which has a stalactite if druze
quartz, apophyllite and stilbite growing off of one of its sides. Very unusual
and lots of sparkle. 50$
