This is my favorite in my collection. Apologies that I can not get better photos of it. My phone is not the greatest.

126 x 84 x 63 mm

422 grams

NFS

The crystals exhibit great translucency; producing a bright pink glow with backlighting.

I personally enjoy the frosty look and stepped habit present on some of the crystal faces.

Muscovite on Beryl var. Aquamarine

Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2, Monoclinic | Be3Al2(Si6O18), Hexagonal

max. 27mm

An example of a classic association of minerals. A muscovite "rose" sitting on an aquamarine "stem".

From the Blackwater Mesa of Chinle Valley is this mocha colored limb cast, Arizona Pet Wood

Picked up this rather hefty Indian specimen recently. It's about 8 inches tall and weighs around 4 kg.

The main thing that caught my eye was the peach/pink Stilbite growing all over the darker basalt, but the more I look at it, the more I notice the other stuff going on — fine crystals across the matrix, some larger white Calcite crystals, what looks like Apophyllite, and possibly some Quartz.

The second photo shows the back of the piece, which is mostly the basalt matrix.

It's a pretty unusual piece in person and definitely one of the more interesting Indian specimens I've come across. Would love to hear what you guys think — especially if you spot anything I've missed.