Prehnite finger cast after AnhydriteA pair of diverging finger shaped casts of light yellow green Prehnite replacing Anhydrite makes for an attractive miniature sized display piece. The color is a light yellow green, with muted luster created by a coating of a secondary clay mineral. Overall, the piece is essentially damage free and is an aesthetic representative specimen from this classic discovery. The Prospect Park Quarry is arguably the most famous mineral producing basalt quarry in

The close up photos on this piece reveal some of the most detailed and beautiful insects due to a few crystal clear areas for viewing

but rather a spot where another crystal once grew)

These pieces are highly prized by the locals who mine them

size and gemminess

and pleasing gemminess make this miniature sized specimen and worthwhile piece for the price

Specimen# CO712B168

and now in very short supply on the market

Certainly different than the majority of the pieces in the lot

in the Pisco Province of the Ica Department of Peru

radiating crystal aggregates of Vauxite on matrix

Richard Kosnar mined the Sweet Home for a few years during the late 1970's and managed to collect some excellent non-Rhodochrosite specimens

Federico Pezzotta