Muscovite, Cerasite (of Kikuchi), Hornfels
Yunohana, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Known as "cherry blossom stones" by the Japanese, numerous pseudomorphs of Muscovite Var. Cerasite are replacing prismatic crystals of Cordierite, to 1.0 cm in length, exhibiting the trapiche habit, embedded in dark brown Hornfels matrix.
Personal collection of Sharon Cisneros.
© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros