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Campos Novos, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil

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Apophyllite

Campos Novos, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil

A SHOWY and AESTHETIC CABINET specimen of glassy, blocky, blue-gray apophyllite crystals to 3.8 cm set on smaller, tan apophyllite crystals in a vug in basalt matrix. This piece is from a small, ONE-TIME find in the 1950s from the very less well-known Campos Novos area of Santa Catarina State, Brazil. 11.0 x 7.5 x 6.3 cm
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 63977    View Count: 296

Apophyllite-(KF) : KCa4[(F,OH)|Si8O20] · 8H2O, Stilbite-Ca : NaCa4[Al9Si27O72] · nH2O

Campos Novos, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil

Green apophyllite with small tan stilbite crystals. Specimen from the collection of the Canadian National Museum on Toronto, Canada 1971. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 217648    View Count: 66

Heulandite

Campos Novos, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil

Geode of crystals up to 0,5cm - Overall size 6x6x4cm - December of 1999
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 42176    View Count: 307

Heulandite

Campos Novos, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil

A very choice specimen of this extremely unusual, metallic-looking heulandite from a single small find in Brazil. These came out in the mid-90s if i recall, and I have not seen any since then This one is a particularly choice example with sharp, individual crystals to 1 cm or so in size. It is among the very best that I can recall seeing and is ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 51208    View Count: 253

Heulandite

Campos Novos, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil

Heulandite field width ~ 40 mm.
Rui Nunes specimen and photo.
 © Rui Nunes 2006Photo ID: 57924    View Count: 143

Heulandite

Campos Novos, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil

Picture width 20 mm.
Rui Nunes specimen and photo.
 © Rui Nunes 2008Photo ID: 162437    View Count: 97

Heulandite

Campos Novos, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil

Heulandite crystals up to 8mm - September of 2008
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 203662    View Count: 55

Heulandite

Campos Novos, Santa Catarina, South Region, Brazil

Heulandite crystals in a vug - Overall size with 15x13x6cm - September of 2008
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 201233    View Count: 50
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