GOOSECREEKITE
Specimen goo-1

Dims: 2.4 x 2.0 x 1.6" (6.0 x 5.1 x 4.0 cm)

Wt: 4.6 oz. (131 g)

Pandulena Quarry, Nasik, India

A rounded cluster of tightly-intergrown Goosecreekite crystals rests in the hollow of this small basalt vug. These crystals are small, not exceeding 0.3" (8 mm) in length or 0.2" (5 mm) in diameter, but are in excellent condition due to their protective host. Their monoclinic prismatic form is difficult to study but appears to be very good. They have a white color and a pearly luster, and are translucent. A small, broken cluster of incomplete, brick-red blades is adjacent to the cluster, and both rest on a druse of small, transparent quartz crystals that lines the surface of the vug.

Dims: 4.3 x 4.2 x 2.1" (11.0 x 10.6 x 5.3 cm)

Wt: 1 lb., 3.4 oz. (550 g)

Mahad Quarry, Bombay, India

This large cabinet piece consists of a quartz-covered basalt base on which rest at least 9 Goosecreekite aggregates. These aggregates generally have dimensions of 0.5 x 0.4 x 0.4" (1.3 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm) and are in very good condition - one is broken and incomplete, and one other aggregate is lightly damaged. Each is made up of several Goosecreekite crystals whose hexagonal forms are difficult to study due to their heavy intergrowth. All have the standard white color and a pearly luster, and are translucent. Other than the crystalline quartz druse that coats the basalt base, there are two heulandite aggregates on the piece - one of these is intact, but the other is badly broken and incomplete.

Dims: 3.2 x 2.1 x 1.2" (8.1 x 5.3 x 3.0 cm)

Wt: 4.2 oz. (121 g)

Mahad Quarry, Bombay, India

Two rounded Goosecreekite aggregates rest on the basalt base of this small cabinet specimen. These aggregates are in excellent condition and reach diameters of 0.7" (1.8 cm) and 0.3" (0.8 cm). Each is made up of many heavily-intergrown, monoclinic prisms, and resembles the "rosette" habit of azurite and other minerals. Both have the standard white color and a pearly luster, and are translucent. The basalt base on which they rest is coated with a layer of white botryoidal agate that is in turn coated with a druse of crystalline quartz.