Description: Chabazite + stilbite Sgurr nam Boc, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK 8 cm x 4 cm x 2 cm high Fresh specimen measuring 8cm x 4cm x 2cm high. Simple clear and lustrous chabazite crystals to 14mm on edge, associated with lustrous flat-topped stilbites in curved aggregates, like cauliflower. Beneath is a thin crust made up of small stilbites, tiny quartz crystals and a little mordenite. Self-collected 1994 from Sgurr nam Boc, Isle of Skye.

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