Tanzanite on Prehnite
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
- Minerals
- Zoisite, Prehnite
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 3 x 2 cm
- Size class
- Miniature
- SID
- H914
Blue Tanzanite crystal on exceptionally well crystallized Prehnite. The tanzanite is good sized with good color and
is naturally etched. The Prehnite is just exceptional with large blocky crystal form and great translucency, as good as it gets
at Merelani. There is contacting/damage on some edges, but you just don't see such a great combination of the two species that often.