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What is an apophyllite?

What is an apophyllite? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium.
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The most recent find was a spectacular nodular formation of green apophyllite on white petal-shaped stilbite, discovered last year.
At the latest, low-temperature stage, calcite develops steep scalenohedra and overgrows stilbite or apophyllite.
This calcite typically overgrows quartz and crystallizes before heulandite, stilbite, and apophyllite.
On one trip he opened a huge pocket of large analcime, natrolite, and apophyllite crystals at the Big Rock quarry and shared them with everyone.
Although very beautiful, most Indian apophyllite is colorless.
Apophyllite is seldom seen except in comprehensive collections.

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