Hydroxyapophyllite Feldspar This specimen is a thin

This specimen is a thin crust of ferrous (iron-based) matrix with dusty red oxidation on the back

and can make for interesting pieces to cut open

I have not been able to find info on common associates of this material)

or as if the edge has been peeled up away from the quartz like a tutu

This specimen has some especially luscious large gemmy crystals

Hydroxyapophyllite Feldspar This specimen is a thinLocale: N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa Approx dimensions: 2. 25 x 1. 5 x . 75" Approx weight: 47g 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