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Chabazite + stilbite + mordenite Sgurr nam Boc, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK Specimen measures 8cm wide x 6cm high x 4cm deep Chabazite crystals to 13 mm on edge Simple chabazite crystals to 13mm on edge, lustrous but with a lot of internal crazing, sit next to a group of ’cauliflower’ stilbites, all on a bed of mordenite. ( Mordenite is generally a rare mineral but it does occur at Sgurr nam Boc, with other silica-rich zeolites and of course quartz. Specimen measures 8cm wide x 6cm high x 4cm deep. Self-collected 1996 from Sgurr nam Boc, Isle of Skye. (Author: Mike Wood)

Chabazite + stilbite + mordenite
Sgurr nam Boc, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Specimen measures 8cm wide x 6cm high x 4cm deep
Chabazite crystals to 13 mm on edge

Simple chabazite crystals to 13mm on edge, lustrous but with a lot of internal crazing, sit next to a group of ’cauliflower’ stilbites, all on a bed of mordenite. ( Mordenite is generally a rare mineral but it does occur at Sgurr nam Boc, with other silica-rich zeolites and of course quartz. Specimen measures 8cm wide x 6cm high x 4cm deep. Self-collected 1996 from Sgurr nam Boc, Isle of Skye. (Author: Mike Wood)

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