Datolite |
Datolite |
Specimen # | 100368 | |
Mineral: | Datolite | |
Location: | Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico | |
Size: | 7.3 x 5.4 x 4.1 cm | |
This specimen features two large interlocking datolite crystals, the largest of which is 5.2 cm. The internal colour varies from yellowish-green to a cool-toned pale green, and the lustre on this one is mostly matte, with a few glassy faces as well. Small pyrite crystals and tetrahedrite-coated chalcopyrite crystals occur on, partially submerged and completely frozen inside the crystals at the top of the specimen - and this part of the crystal is transparent enough that it is easy to see the sharp little pyrite cubes suspended inside the datolite - very cool. There is damage at the bottom of the larger crystal and there is a contact behingd the right side of the upper crystal, but neither is a factor when displayed as photographed. Nice datolite with such cool inclusions.
This specimen features two large interlocking datolite crystals, the largest of which is 5.2 cm. The internal colour varies from yellowish-green to a cool-toned pale green, and the lustre on this one is mostly matte, with a few glassy faces as well. Small pyrite crystals and tetrahedrite-coated chalcopyrite crystals occur on, partially submerged and completely frozen inside the crystals at the top of the specimen - and this part of the crystal is transparent enough that it is easy to see the sharp little pyrite cubes suspended inside the datolite - very cool. There is damage at the bottom of the larger crystal and there is a contact behingd the right side of the upper crystal, but neither is a factor when displayed as photographed. Nice datolite with such cool inclusions.
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