Hydroxyapophyllite Aquamarine carved and polished

carved and polished

I have a hard time not keeping every well-formed piece I come across

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and a grotesque off-brown version on the other side

They appear to be capped with clearer shiny crystal faces like the larger points

Hydroxyapophyllite Aquamarine carved and polishedLocale: N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa Approx dimensions: 2. 25 x 1 x . 75" Approx weight: 30g This specimen features hydroxyapophyllite crystals with lizardite and calcite on matrix. Properly called "hydroxyapophyllite (K)," hydroxyapophyllite is a variety of apophyllite that is typically colorless. It more frequently grows cubic crystals, but these specimens from the renowned N'Chwaning Mines region form tabular square crystals similar to