Phacolite is a lens-shaped variety of chabazite. These form due to twinning/multiple twinning of rhombohedrons, shapes hexagonal or trigonal crystal structures may take. Phacolites on matrix, Gads Hill, Upper Mersey Valley, Tasmania, Australia. © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with permission.
Chabazite – Natural, Specimen, White
Phacolite is a lens-shaped variety of chabazite. These form due to twinning/multiple twinning of rhombohedrons, shapes hexagonal or trigonal crystal structures may take. Phacolites on matrix, Gads Hill, Upper Mersey Valley, Tasmania, Australia. © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with permission.
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| Gemstone | Chabazite |
| Natural or man made | Natural |
| Origin | Australia |
| Origin details | Gads Hill, Upper Mersey Valley, Tasmania |
| Gem State | Specimen |
| Color | White |
| Transparency | Translucent |