Large Epistilbite Crystals
Large Epistilbite Crystals from Fossárfell, Berufjördur, Suður-Múlasýsla, Iceland
Collection Robert Lavinsky
Description Lustrous, translucent, colorless Epistilbite blades fill the sculptural vug in basalt matrix on this fine piece from a classic Iceland locale. The interesting, free-standing, stepped-growth, isolated crystal is 1.5 x 1.0 cm. Epistilbite is a relatively uncommon zeolite group mineral and this is a highly representative specimen from this locale.
Locality Fossárfell, Berufjördur, Suður-Múlasýsla, Iceland
Dimensions 4.4 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm.
Specimen Grade C
Photograph www.iRocks.com Photo

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