Apophyllite and Prehnite Cluster Crystal | 104 grams | Mumbai, India | SO24 Amethyst Shape: Trilliant Checkerboard Cut

Shape: Trilliant Checkerboard Cut

and possibly explosive fragmentation upon impact

6 inches diameter

The material is very similar to the Henbury meteorite

Apophyllite and Prehnite Cluster Crystal | 104 grams | Mumbai, India | SO24 Amethyst Shape: Trilliant Checkerboard CutApophyllite is more often then not the star attraction and very popular among collectors for its fantastic crystals with their gem like vitreous to pearly luster. Apophyllite almost always forms good crystals of two major types. The favorite crystal habit is the rectangular prism capped by a steep four sided pyramid. A doubly terminated crystal is exceptionally special. The faces of the pyramids are rotated 45 degrees with respect to the prism faces