CAVANSITE

CAVANASITE IS A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MINERAL. IT WAS ONLY DISCOVERED IN THE LAST 30 YEARS AND IS FOUND IN ONLY A FEW LOCATIONS. BY FAR THE BEST CRYSTALS COME FROM THE FAMOUS ZEOLITE QUARRIES IN POONA, INDIA. CRYSTAL AGGREGATES CONSITS OF SPHERICAL ROSETTES WITH JUTTING POINTED CRYSTALS. THE DEEP BLUE COLOUR OF EVEN THE SMALLEST CANVANSITE CRYSTALS IS TRULY AMAZING. CAVANSITE'S RARITY AND BEAUTY EXPLAIN ITS RECENT POPULARITY.THIS SPECIMEN IS ON ITS HOST ROCK.

HARDNESS 3-4 

NATURAL 

WEIGHT: 150.00 CTS APPROX.

SIZE: 36 x 32 x 23 MM APPROX.

Cavansite is a distinctive mineral. It tends to form crystal aggregates, generally in the form of balls, up to a couple centimeters in size. Sometimes the balls are coarse enough to allow the individual crystals to be seen. Rarely, cavansite forms bow tie shaped aggregates. The color of cavansite is distinctive, almost always a rich, bright blue