Tabular Apophyllite with Pastel Green-Blue Celadonite Inclusions — Nashik, India chlorite included quartz Botton and side surfaces are

Botton and side surfaces are cut and ground using the traditional techniques of the basalt miners in the Deccan Trap region

Islands of Java

Size: 96 x 65 x 33 mm

Beautiful amethyst flower cluster

Tabular Apophyllite with Pastel Green-Blue Celadonite Inclusions — Nashik, India chlorite included quartz Botton and side surfaces areThis highgrade specimen displays the uncommon tabular habit of apophyllite, with a thick, intergrown, sharply defined tabular crystal and excellent clarity. Delicate internal and external celadonite inclusions create a bluegreen glow that is rarer in tabular crystals than in the classic cubic habit. This piece also contains tiny darktogreen microinclusions typical of Maharashtra crystal pockets natural celadoniterich or ironoxidebearing grains trapped