Very sharp crystals of Fluorapophyllite-(K) of quite exceptional size for the deposit. They have a pseudocubic habit and are lustrous, white and on a basalt matrix partially covered by spheroidal growths of Gyrolite. An Scottish classic, hard to come by today.
Talisker Bay, Talisker, Carbost, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands Scotland / United Kingdom
Specimen size: 5.1 × 4.7 × 2.8 cm = 2.01” × 1.85” × 1.10”
Main crystal size: 1.1 × 1 cm = 0.43” × 0.39”
Price:
€170 / US$181 / ¥27500 / AUD$280 |