{"title":"Superb Minerals","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover mineral specimens from Superb Minerals, selected for the remarkable forms, colors, and textures that make the natural world an enduring source of wonder. Explore pieces for a collector’s cabinet, a contemplative corner, or a striking place of display, guided by each listing’s mineral identification, dimensions, and specimen details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Cabinet of Geological Wonders\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome treasures are fashioned by hand. Others take shape beyond the reach of human calendars, their architecture unfolding in crystal faces, delicate growths, and unexpected meetings of color and stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the spirit of Superb Minerals at Wiccan Center: an invitation to look closer. Let a specimen become the quiet focal point of a room, the beginning of a collection, or an object of study whose details reward a second glance. Beauty and curiosity belong together here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who bring stones into personal ritual, these specimens may also serve as companions to intention and reflection. Their place in your practice is yours to define; their geological character remains a wonder in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"prehnite-rare-find-natural-mineral-specimen-b-4598","title":"Prehnite Rare Find Natural Mineral Specimen  # B 4598","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimary Mineral: Prehnite (pseudomorph after laumontite)\u003cbr\u003eSize: 9.8 x 6.3 inches (25 x 16 cm)\u003cbr\u003eSize Class: Large Cabinet\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 755 g (26.6 oz)\u003cbr\u003eLocality: Malad Quarry, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India\u003cbr\u003eYear of Discovery: 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare find: a 25 cm jackstraw cluster of mint-green, translucent prehnite pseudomorphs after laumontite. The original laumontite prisms grew in a criss-crossing pile, and prehnite replaced them crystal by crystal, preserving the elongated shapes and the open spaces between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese pseudomorphs are a classic of Mumbai's Malad Quarry, a renowned source of vintage Indian minerals that closed as the surrounding city expanded. Its relatively light weight for its length gives this large cabinet piece an open, sculptural quality that displays well from multiple angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Superb Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67877857820842,"sku":"B 4598","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/prehnite-rare-find-natural-mineral-specimen-b-4598-prehnite-superb-minerals-815692.jpg?v=1794260409"},{"product_id":"mint-green-apophyllite-with-mordenite-spikeballs-and-stilbite-natural-mineral-specimen-from-jalgaon-maharashtra-india-b-4603","title":"Mint-Green Apophyllite with Mordenite Spikeballs and Stilbite – Natural Mineral Specimen from Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India # B 4603","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimary Mineral: Apophyllite\u003cbr\u003eSecondary Minerals: Stilbite, Mordenite\u003cbr\u003eSize: 3.9 x 2.4 inches (10 x 6 cm)\u003cbr\u003eSize Class: Small Cabinet\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 130 g (4.6 oz)\u003cbr\u003eLocality: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India\u003cbr\u003eYear of Discovery: 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGemmy, glossy, light mint-green apophyllite crystals are the centerpiece of this attractive combination from Jalgaon, set off by snow-white spikeballs of fine mordenite needles. Toward the top of the green crystals, some apophyllite terminations turn colorless, a subtle color zoning that adds depth when the piece is lit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStilbite rounds out the assemblage. Mordenite spikeballs are fragile and often lost in collecting, so finding them intact beside green apophyllite is a genuine bonus. This is a reasonably rare and very well-composed combination specimen that displays nicely from either side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Superb Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67877857853610,"sku":"B 4603","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/pesudo-green-apophyllite-with-mordenite-stilbite-natural-mineral-specimen-b-4603-apophyllite-superb-minerals-746287.jpg?v=1794260410"},{"product_id":"black-sparkling-chalcedony-geode-with-stalactites-natural-mineral-specimen-from-nashik-maharashtra-india-b-4629","title":"Black Sparkling Chalcedony Geode with Stalactites – Natural Mineral Specimen from Nashik, Maharashtra, India # B 4629","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimary Mineral: Chalcedony\u003cbr\u003eSize: 4.3 x 3.5 inches (11 x 9 cm)\u003cbr\u003eSize Class: Cabinet\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 245 g (8.6 oz)\u003cbr\u003eLocality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India\u003cbr\u003eYear of Discovery: 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA geode section lined with black stalactitic chalcedony, partly frosted with a glittering chalcedony druse. The dark stalactites hang into the pocket like miniature cave formations, and the druse catches light across their surfaces, so the piece sparkles even though its base color is nearly black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack chalcedony is far less common than the white, grey and blue varieties found in Nashik basalt, and stalactitic growth adds a sculptural element that plain crusts lack. 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The scolecite ball is dense and evenly rounded, and the needles radiate in every direction from its core, while the frosted green apophyllite below forms a contrasting, blade-like base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite scolecite on green apophyllite is one of the defining combinations of the Pune zeolite district in the Deccan Traps. Large, complete scolecite balls with this kind of symmetry were more common in older finds and are now harder to obtain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt nearly 1 kg and 15 cm tall, it is a substantial large-cabinet display piece for collectors of Indian scolecite and apophyllite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Superb Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67877857984682,"sku":"B 4609","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/scolecite-galssy-spehere-with-apophyllite-natural-mineral-specimen-b-4609-scolecite-superb-minerals-646058.jpg?v=1794260411"},{"product_id":"scolecite-sprays-with-stilbite-inside-heulandite-geode-natural-mineral-specimen-b-4541","title":"Scolecite Sprays with Stilbite Inside Heulandite Geode Natural Mineral Specimen  # B 4541","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimary Mineral: Scolecite\u003cbr\u003eSecondary Mineral: Stilbite\u003cbr\u003eMatrix: Heulandite\u003cbr\u003eSize: 5.9 x 4.7 inches (15 x 12 cm)\u003cbr\u003eSize Class: Large Cabinet\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 1,475 g (3.3 lb)\u003cbr\u003eLocality: Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Maharashtra, India\u003cbr\u003eYear of Discovery: 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very large geode lined with beige heulandite crystals and hosting several intersecting sprays of lustrous, colorless, highly translucent scolecite needles, with stilbite as an accent. The sprays cross one another inside the pocket, building a layered, three-dimensional web of glassy fibers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrystal development throughout is excellent, and the enclosed cavity has protected the delicate scolecite from damage. 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The crossed prisms make an airy, mesh-like structure: 21 cm across yet only about 615 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Malad Quarry in Mumbai is famous for these prehnite-after-laumontite pseudomorphs and for its classic vintage material in general. It closed 20 to 30 years ago as Mumbai expanded, and pieces of this size and openness are seldom offered today. An excellent large cabinet specimen for collectors of pseudomorphs or historic Indian localities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Superb Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67877858050218,"sku":"B 4545","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/prehnite-mesh-formation-natural-mineral-specimen-b-4545-prehnite-superb-minerals-815763.jpg?v=1794260409"},{"product_id":"scolecite-glassy-spray-natural-mineral-specimen-b-4608","title":"Scolecite Glassy Spray Natural Mineral Specimen  # B 4608","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimary Mineral: Scolecite\u003cbr\u003eSize: 9.1 x 4.7 inches (23 x 12 cm)\u003cbr\u003eSize Class: Large Cabinet\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 680 g (24 oz)\u003cbr\u003eLocality: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India\u003cbr\u003eYear of Discovery: 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA large, tapered spray of elongated, colorless scolecite crystals from Jalgaon, 23 cm from end to end. The crystals are glassy and highly translucent, with transparent terminations, and they narrow toward the base of the spray in a graceful, fan-like shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScolecite is one of the defining zeolites of India's Deccan Traps, and long sprays are easily damaged; this one is in excellent condition. It is an elegant large cabinet specimen that shows the species' glassy, needle-like character at an impressive scale. 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Pearlescent, light peach stilbite blades fill in around them, so the whole surface carries warm pink, red and peach tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeulandite in this pink-to-red color range is among the most desirable from the Deccan Traps, and the sculptural matrix gives the crystals a strong setting. 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The laumontite prisms crossed one another like a pile of straws, and the prehnite has preserved that open, mesh-like architecture in perfect detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrehnite pseudomorphs after laumontite are a classic of the Malad Quarry in Mumbai, long regarded as a source of outstanding vintage Indian material. The quarry was closed some 20 to 30 years ago as the city's population grew, so specimens like this now come only from older stock. 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The centerpiece calcite is outstanding along its front edge, which shows superb luster and excellent gemminess and also marks the main twinning plane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat sets the calcite apart are two wing-like extensions at opposite ends of that plane, which appear to be twins following a much less common twinning law. Twinned calcite is studied for exactly this kind of geometry, and seeing two such wings developed on one crystal is unusual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe apophyllite completes the composition, adding a second crystal habit beside the calcite. 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The stilbite is very lustrous, transparent and cream-white, and its wide, flared form reads clearly against the warm peach-pink crust that covers much of the matrix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlossy, bone-white bladed heulandite crystals are scattered across the base, adding a second zeolite habit beside the sheaf-like stilbite. The bowtie, a bundle of crystals pinched at the waist and fanned at both ends, is the classic form of stilbite, and examples this wide and well defined are worth noting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJalgaon district in northern Maharashtra is one of the steadiest sources of stilbite and heulandite from the Deccan Traps. 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The color is saturated and even, and the crystals show good luster across the pocket, giving the piece plenty of shine for its size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmethyst forms in the gas cavities of Deccan Traps basalt, where silica-rich fluids slowly filled the voids with quartz; traces of iron, combined with natural irradiation, give it the purple color. 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Beige heulandite crystals carpet the walls, and a prominent radial spray of glossy, colorless, highly transparent acicular scolecite crosses the cavity, with many single needles scattered around it. Stilbite is present as an accent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScolecite is among the most fragile of the Indian zeolites, and loose sprays rarely survive collection intact. Here the geode wall has protected the needles, which remain undamaged. 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A large, doubly terminated stilbite bow-tie on the back is a highlight in its own right, so the piece displays well from either side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe matrix is chalcedony threaded with wormy green celadonite, which adds color contrast and character beneath the pink stilbite. Salmon-pink stilbite is one of the most recognizable Jalgaon productions, and this cabinet piece shows it at its best. 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Thick, terminated, glassy blades radiate from a compact core, clear to translucent at the tips and tightening into a dense mass toward the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColorless apophyllite crystals are scattered across the surface and give the white scolecite a bright second texture. The specimen is complete and nearly immaculate on its display faces. A few broken crystals sit at the base, out of view from the best angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRadiating scolecite is one of the signature zeolites of the Deccan Traps basalts of Maharashtra, but sprays of this size and completeness are scarce. 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The translucent pseudomorphs preserve the elongated prisms of the original laumontite, and a few are hollow, a telltale sign of replacement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece is sculptural from every side, with crossing crystals that build depth and shadow. 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The crystals carry strong, even color and a good shine, and the pocket offers a full view of the druse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndian amethyst geodes form in the gas bubbles of Deccan Traps basalt, where quartz slowly crystallized from silica-rich fluids; trace iron and natural irradiation produce the purple. At 14 cm and nearly 1.2 kg, this one has real presence on a shelf while remaining easy to display. It is in good condition and was collected in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Superb Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67877861228714,"sku":"B 4647","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/amethyst-dark-purple-crystals-geode-natural-mineral-specimen-b-4647-amethyst-superb-minerals-382380.jpg?v=1794260420"},{"product_id":"scolecite-sprays-inside-geode-natural-mineral-specimen-b-4650","title":"Scolecite Sprays Inside Geode Natural Mineral Specimen  # B 4650","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimary Mineral: Scolecite\u003cbr\u003eMatrix: Heulandite\u003cbr\u003eSize: 5.9 x 3.5 inches (15 x 9 cm)\u003cbr\u003eSize Class: Large Cabinet\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 1,060 g (2.3 lb)\u003cbr\u003eLocality: Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India\u003cbr\u003eYear of Discovery: 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA larger Jalgaon geode lined with beige heulandite and filled with sprays of scolecite. The heulandite crystals are well defined, with a pearly, almost glassy luster that gives the cavity a glistening finish, while the white scolecite needles fan out across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScolecite is fragile and rarely survives intact outside a closed pocket, so a geode like this is the ideal way to own it. The specimen is in very good condition and, at over a kilogram, has a reassuringly solid feel for a large cabinet piece. 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The slender matrix keeps the weight down to about 600 grams across 23 cm, and lets the apophyllite crystals take up almost the entire visual field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNashik is one of the classic sources of clear and green apophyllite, and gemmy crystals with this kind of glitter are what the locality is known for. Because the slice is delicate, this large cabinet piece is best displayed on a stand where it can be lit from behind or at an angle to bring out the sparkle. 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The elongated replacement crystals crisscross in a loose, open arrangement, so the piece is light for its size and full of negative space that catches light and shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Malad Quarry in Mumbai produced these classic pseudomorphs before it closed two to three decades ago under pressure from the city's growth. 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