1.75" Thomsonite (Zeolite) on Sparkling Heulandite - Maharashtra, India

This is a 1.75" wide, high quality specimen of the zeolite thomsonite, collected from the Deccan Traps (the world largest basalt flow) in Maharashtra, India. Thomsonite is one of the rarest zeolites found in the volcanic rocks in the area. The fuzzy ball of thomsonite has a beige-peach coloration and measures about 1.3" wide.

Small, gemmy heulandite crystals can be found encrusting the red-brown matrix, surrounding the thomsonite "blob" that seemingly oozes across the specimen.