Prehnite. Arrondissement of Diakon (Diako), Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali. ...

Description

Prehnite
Arrondissement of Diakon (Diako), Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali

"A cluster of green botryoidal prehnite. Got the specimen from one of the shipments that Demetrius Pohl selected for us in Mali. "
- Rock H. Currier

Prehnite is an underappreciated mineral chiefly because of a surfeit of ho-hum examples hammered out of the 'trap-rock' quarries of the New Jersey and the like. The find in Mali at Diakon raised the collector interest level up a couple of notches. The variety of: forms, sizes and associations caused a rebirth in interest in this previously neglected species amongst the general collecting public. This one is larger than most and is representative of the top specimens to come out.
Overall Measurements: 5.5 x 4.3 x 2.6 inches (14.0 x 11.0 x 6.5 cm)
Weight: 759 grams
Offered at no reserve

Provenance: Purchased from Demetrius Pohl [RHC #8734, acquired Mar 2014] [8WX-XNX]

[Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]

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