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Kandivali Quarry, Malad, Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India

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Apophyllite, Gyrolite : Ca4(Si6O15)(OH)2·3H2O, Prehnite : Ca2Al2Si3O12(OH)

Kandivali Quarry, Malad, Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India

Blocky whitish to colorless fluorapophyllite xls with white hemispheres of gyrolite on prehnite.
Field of view ~ 15x15 mm.
Rui Nunes specimen and photo.
 © Rui Nunes 2005Photo ID: 43170    View Count: 417

Apophyllite, Gyrolite : Ca4(Si6O15)(OH)2·3H2O, Prehnite : Ca2Al2Si3O12(OH)

Kandivali Quarry, Malad, Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India

Blocky whitish to colorless fluorapophyllite crystals with white hemispheres of gyrolite on prehnite.
Overall size 40x30x20 mm.
Rui Nunes specimen and photo.
 © Rui Nunes 2005Photo ID: 43169    View Count: 299

Apophyllite, Stilbite

Kandivali Quarry, Malad, Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India

Larger crystal has 5x4x2,5cm - Sample mother with 22x19x10cm - June of 1996
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 53448    View Count: 186

Apophyllite

Kandivali Quarry, Malad, Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India

Crystals up to 3cm - June of 1996
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 57167    View Count: 158

Apophyllite, Stilbite

Kandivali Quarry, Malad, Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India

Apophillyte crystals up to 3cm with Stilbite - June of 1996
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 68492    View Count: 155

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

Kandivali Quarry, Malad, Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India

6.0 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm. An AESTHETIC and SUPERB specimen of a gorgeous, gemmy and lustrous, 4.2 cm apophyllite crystal beautifully set upright amidst pearlescent stilbite blades on matrix. The piece glows like a gem and has a brightness and internal beauty to it, beyond what the pics show. Ex. Steve Smale Collection.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 130377    View Count: 112

Apophyllite-(KF) : KCa4[(F,OH)|Si8O20] · 8H2O, Prehnite : Ca2Al2Si3O12(OH), Okenite : CaSi2O5·2H2O

Kandivali Quarry, Malad, Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India

Green globular growths of Prehnite and, on them, there are clear prismatic crystals of Fluorapophyllite, most of them doubly terminated.
Malad, Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
Found in ±2001
Specimen size: 6.8 x 4.6 x 3.1 cm
Former Jan Buma collection. Number 010325
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 111192    View Count: 70

Apophyllite-(KOH) : KCa4[(OH,F)|Si8O20] · 8H2O, Prehnite : Ca2Al2Si3O12(OH)

Kandivali Quarry, Malad, Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India

Apophyllite crystal growing on a prehnite cast after laumontite. Specimen in the collection of Rock Currier. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 217665    View Count: 68

Apophyllite-(KOH) : KCa4[(OH,F)|Si8O20] · 8H2O, Prehnite : Ca2Al2Si3O12(OH)

Kandivali Quarry, Malad, Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India

A blocky white hydroxyl apophyllite crystal growing on a prehnite cast after laumontite. Specimen is in the collection of Rock Currier. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
Photo ID: 217666    View Count: 43

Multiple photos availableCalcite : CaCO3, Prehnite : Ca2Al2Si3O12(OH)

Kandivali Quarry, Malad, Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India

Calcite on Prehnite from Malad quarry, Bombay, Maharashtra

There is good contrast between the yellow Calcite and the green spherical Prehnite. The crystals of calcite are well positioned on the Prehnite matrix and the overall effect is delicate and soothing. A very fine specimen.

Size:11.5 x 7 x 6 cm
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 55964    View Count: 292
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