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Mesolite from
Sus, Pashan, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
| Locality type: | Town | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Mesolite | |
| Formula: | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O | |
| Comments: | High-quality mesolites are notably abundant in the Sus area of Pune. These mesolites are often found in large, ball-shaped formations within Heulandite cavities. They appear in impressive sizes and massive clusters, with some of the world's largest mesolite clusters discovered here. The specimens are typically unearthed at construction sites and roadcuts, where their striking, spherical sprays become evident. | |
| Habit: | The mesolites are formed in a ball-shaped cluster, each crystal being a long elongated needle. All of the needles merge to a single point, creating ball-like sprays. Each needle has a square top. It is usually found in Heulandite Cavities, along with stilbites, and apophyllites. | |
| Colour: | The mesolite here comes in colors of white, transparent, and orange | |
| Luminescent properties: | None | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Special Storage/ Display Requirements: | The needles are extremely brittle thus keeping them supported on the matrix, i.e. heulandite. If there is no matrix, add an artificial support such as epoxy, mineral tack, vetra, etc. This will protect the sprays. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Heulandite-Ca | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Mesolite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sus, Pashan, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1635594 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1635594:7 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Mesolite | ||
| 3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘPashan quarries, Pashan, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India | |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘPashan, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India | |
| 9.5km (5.9 miles) | ⓘErandwane, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India | |
| 13.0km (8.1 miles) | ⓘKhadokvasia complex, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India | |
| 20.7km (12.9 miles) | ⓘIndori, Talegaon Dabhade, Maval, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India | |
| 24.8km (15.4 miles) | ⓘWadgaon Quarry, Vadgaon Maval, Maval, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India | |
| 39.0km (24.3 miles) | ⓘLonavala Quarry, Lonavala, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India | |
| 94.3km (58.6 miles) | ⓘTakali Dhokeshwar, Parner, Ahilyanagar District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India | |
| References | ||
Arnav Khokarale CollectionIdentified by Arnav Khokarale: Visual Identification | ||
Sus, Pashan, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India