Chabazite
Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 03.25.2024 | Filed under:

Chabazite

Specimen # 102902
Mineral: Chabazite
Location: Wasson's Bluff, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Size: 8.0 x 5.0 x 4.9 cm

Description

Detailed Description

A super display specimen of orange chabazite from Wasson’s Bluff. These crystals are sharp and lustrous and many are penetration twins. In excellent condition and sits perfectly for display as photographed. Collected in 2022, this is a great piece!

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About The Chabazites From Wasson’s Bluff

Wasson’s Bluff is world famous for colourful chabazite crystals, ranging in colour from pinks to various hues of orange and all the way to dark red. The chabazites from Wasson’s Bluff have been collected since the mid-19th century, and production of truly fine specimens has been sporadic. Although several of the productive zones have been exhausted as the basalt has eroded away to the underlying sandstone, occasional finds have produced excellent specimens.

 

Please Note: the colour representation in the still photographs has been carefully calibrated and adjusted to approximate an accurate rendition of this specimen in daylight (shade). The colours in the video are not similarly adjusted.

Additional information

Dimensions 22 × 37 × 34 cm

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