Specimen #2564

Name: Natrolite (rare)

Type: Gem

Locality: Chimney Rock Quarry (Bound Brook Quarry), New Jersey, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 3.29 mm

Weight: 0.09 ct

Acquired: 2021-10-02

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: N

Comment: Natrolite is one of the few facettable Zeolites in the world. Most minerals like Stilbite and Heulandite are not found in gem quality crystals that are worth faceting. This stone is from the Chimney Rock Quarry (Bound Brook Quarry) in New Jersey, where the finest gem quality Natrolite crystals in the world have been foud. This gem is an exceptionally rare, virtually eye clean, hard to find, collector's stone. The cut on this stone is a "Round Brilliant cut. If you're a serious gem collector, you need one of these in your collection, especially if you like to collect gems from North America, or simply from the United States.

Minerals: Natrolite (Na₂[Al₂Si₃O₁₀] ₂(H₂O))

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