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This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
Not for Sale.
Okenite/Blue Chalcedony
Aurangabad, Maharashta, India
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| Classification |
Mineral |
| Tags |
Fragile
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| Origin Location |
Aurangabad, Maharashta, India |
| Description |
A fascinating example of the zeolite group mineral okenite, with abundant white "puff balls" on a blue green chalcedony matrix. This piece comes from the Aurangabad district in India, roughly 300 km northeast of Mumbai. This old stock material is extremely delicate, both with the highly fragile okenite puffs and the brittle blue chalcedony matrix. An exemplary specimen of this rare material, displaying the unique capillary habit of okenite with it's aesthetic presentation over the deep teal-blue silicate matrix. |
| Luster |
Pearly |
| Luster (Groundmass) |
Drusy |
| Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
| Handling |
Fragile |
| Modifications |
No modifications. |
| Size Group |
Miniature |
| Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Dimensions |
Not measured precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Quantity |
1 Specimen |
| Mineral List |
Okenite: Ca10Si18O46·18H2O
decacalcium octadecasilicon oxygen octadeca hydrogen oxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
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Beryl var. Aquamarine Stibnite Cinnabar Tourmaline / Lepidolite / Albite Jeremejevite / Quartz var. Smoky Roedderite |
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Search Wikipedia: Okenite (Wiki)
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Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Okenite
Search Wikipedia: Blue Chalcedony (Wiki)
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Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Blue Chalcedony
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