PBTI- Unique specimen of a very rich peach colored bowtie stilbite specimen. This piece is a nice fist size specimen that measures approximately 89mm X 83mm X 56mm and weighs 132 grams or 4.6 oz. It's a very clean specimen that stands nicely on its own.
Stilbite is the name of a series of tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group.
Zeolites are found all over top the world, with most of them coming from China, but each location produces completely unique varieties of zeolites. Indian zeolites, like this one come from an area of Maharashtra, India called the Deccan Traps, a massive area of ancient lava flows over 6,500 feet thick over 200,000 square miles. The reason we find geodes and pockets of all kinds is that as the lava cooled, bubbles of gas collected in certain areas along with minerals, which provided the recipe for India's fantastic mineral wealth. As India grows, zeolites are often destroyed in the process for mining basalt, which is used to pave roads. That makes each zeolite extremely special, and part of a special economy in their respective localities.
Product code: PEACH BOWTIE top STILBITE specimen