Prehnite

Prehnite is a inosilicate of calcium and aluminium. Prehnite crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system, and most often forms as stalactitic or botryoidal aggregates, with only just the crests of small crystals showing any faces, which are almost always curved or composite. Very rarely will it form distinct, well individualized crystals showing a square-like cross-section, like those found at the Jeffrey Mine in Asbestos, Quebec, Canada. It is brittle with an uneven fracture and a vitreous to pearly luster. Its hardness is 6-6.5 and its color varies from light green to yellow, but also colorless, blue or white.