Sami & Muhammad F. (Fasi) Makki's Photo Gallery
1D4-F7TFluorapophyllite-(K) KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O , Stilbite Subgroup M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72]·nH2O
Momin Akhada, Rahuri, Ahmednagar District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, IndiaDimensions: 3 inches x 3 inches x 4 inches
232-W7VQuartz SiO2
Dhara, Bhuntar, Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, IndiaDimensions: 4 inches x 3 inches x 4 inches
a specimen of himalayan crystalline quartz with an included crystals and a phantom below it.
specimen also has chloride coating on the bottom and probably hematite crystals on the back
faces of the main crystal
One of the Wagholi Quarries
Wagholi Quarries, Wagholi, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, IndiaA quarry in the Wagholi Mining Complex, waterlogged after the heavy Indian Monsoons.
Working on a Cavansite Rich Zone in one of the Wagholi Quarries
Wagholi Quarries, Wagholi, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, IndiaMuhammad F. Makki (Fasi) instructing his team of workers, in a Quarry in the Wagholi Quarry Complex. You can see the red basalt clearly in the photograph. This is a good indication of an area rich in Cavansite and Pentagonite in a Quarry.
7K8-QGGPentagonite Ca(VO)Si4O10·4H2O , Mordenite (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O
Wagholi Quarries, Wagholi, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, IndiaThumbnail specimen of Pentagonite on Mordenite.
1.5" crystal
PFQ-C9DFluorapophyllite-(K) KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O , Stilbite Subgroup M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72]·nH2O
Well No. 3, Momin Akhada, Rahuri, Ahmednagar District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, IndiaDimensions: 3.0 inches x 2.5 inches
Specimen of flat terminated radial green apophyllite on stilbite.
inside the water well
Well No. 3, Momin Akhada, Rahuri, Ahmednagar District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, IndiaOne of the first specimens to be extracted from Well No.3 at Momin Akhada, Rahuri, India.
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 8th Nov 2016
ADN-9Q5Fluorapophyllite-(K) KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH)·8H2O
Wagholi Quarries, Wagholi, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, IndiaSize 3 x 3 inches
Camera: EOS 60D
C7J-EK8Scolecite CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O
Basalt quarry, Junnar, Junnar, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, IndiaSami Makki holding freshly mined scolecite ball in 2008
At the Mouth of the Cavity
Basalt quarry, Junnar, Junnar, Pune District, Pune Division, Maharashtra, IndiaWorking on a Scolecite with Stilbite Cavity in Junnar in 1995