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Phillipsite
Moonen Bay, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
13mm crystal
Small specimen of a very large phillipsite crystal. Rarely seen in this size from here. The crystal is sheared off at the back - it’s a bit ’hit and miss’ when you are splitting boulders with small cavities.
Self-collected 2013. (Author: Mike Wood)