Gahnite Prehnite I have photographed the crystals

I have photographed the crystals under the microscope to better illustrate their quality

making it a pristine complete "floater"

it must be noted that the color of these crystals really stands out under fluorescent lighting and in sunlight as opposed to incandescent lighting

better in person

Item #MONTEBRAZ2155

Gahnite Prehnite I have photographed the crystalsA rarely seen matrix Gahnite (a zinc bearing member of the Spinel Group) from Stratford in Alleghany County which was collected circa 1950s 1960s and comes from the collection of noted Italian author and mineral collector, Francesco Bedogn (#150). I've only seen one other specimen of this material, and this particular piece is bigger, with a better crystal on it. It features a sharp, well formed, very lustrous, slightly gemmy translucent deep blue