Nontronite

ncat RAM4 CW11 Nontronite, Celadonite, Wolf Creek Pass, Archuleta County, Colorado, USA

Brown platy/scaly crystals of nontronite in vughs lined with green celadonite. Width of view 6mm. Stack of 80 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.

October 2, 2024

Australasia New Zealand

ncat JR10 Phillipsite-K, Erionite-K, Nontronite, Moeraki Point, Otago Region, New Zealand

Crystal clear twinned phillipsite showing the interesting nontronite background. A couple of long thin erionite crystals also present. Width of view 4.5mm. Stack of 45 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution...