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Aeschynite-(Y) (rare - Type Locality) Vajdak Coll
- Urstad feldspar quarry, Hidra, Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway
- Thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
- Start Time: 03/01/2012 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 03/08/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Aeschynite-(Y) is a rare, rare-earth species with yttrium as the dominant rare-earth element. This extremely rich piece is from the Type Locality in Norway. Splendent, waxy-luster, deep brown to nearly black aeschynite-(Y) composes nearly the entire piece, with only a bit of matrix. The specimen looks like obsidian with the conchoidal fraturing, but its not. Very rare in this richness and quality. Ex Josef Vajdak Collection.