Item Description
This sherbet colored cluster features a beautiful mingling of green Apophyllite and peach Stillbite crystal clusters. It's flattened on the long edge so that it may be displayed upright, but it also rests nicely on it's natural matrix.
Apophyllite
Stone of Truth
Properties of Apophyllite
Physical Properties
Category:
Phyllosilicate
Crystal System:
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal
Dana Classification:
72.03.01.00
Empirical Formula:
KCa4Si8O20(F, OH)•8H2O
Name:
Apophyllite
Space Group:
P 4/mnc
Strunz Classification:
09.EA.15
Mineral Identification
Cleavage: {001} Perfect
Common Colors: White, Pink, Green, Yellow, Violet
Crystal Habit: Crystalline, Massiev, Pseudo Cubic
Diaphaneity: Transparent, Translucent
Formula Mass: 907.20 gm
Fracture: Uneven
Luster: Vitreous, Pearly
Mohs Hardness: 4.5 - 5
Pleochroism: Dichroic
Refractive Index: 1.536
Streak: White
Healing Properties of Apophyllite
Mind & Emotional
Item Description
This sherbet colored cluster features a beautiful mingling of green Apophyllite and peach Stillbite crystal clusters. It's flattened on the long edge so that it may be displayed upright, but it also rests nicely on it's natural matrix.
Properties of Stillbite
Physical Properties
Chemical Formula:
(Na, Ca, K)6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72]•nH2O
Crystal Class:
Prismatic
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Stillbite
Mineral Identification
Common Colors: Colorless, White
Mohs Hardness: 3.5 - 4