Tabular Apophyllite with Pastel Green-Blue Celadonite Inclusions — Nashik, India clear quartz crystal Red brown vesuvianite crystals on

Red brown vesuvianite crystals on matrix

Large blocky epidote crystal cluster with distinct zoning

Faden quartz cluster with halloysite inclusions

natural crystal cluster with high-Mn calcite & quartz

often perched on a contrasting matrix of white stilbite or gray basalt

Tabular Apophyllite with Pastel Green-Blue Celadonite Inclusions — Nashik, India clear quartz crystal Red brown vesuvianite crystals onThis 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 during