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Anapaite in fossil mollusc (extinct locale) Kay Robertson Coll.
- Kerch peninsula, Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast, Ukraine
- Miniature, 3.9 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
- Start Time: 04/06/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/13/2017 6:33:40 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Glassy, translucent, light apple-green bladed anapaite crystals fill the interior along with ironstone of a sharp, well-ribbed, fossilized mollusc shell from the Ukraine. This locality is now extinct and specimens are hard to obtain. Anapaite, a phosphate, is found in lacustrine (lake) sediments. A rich and exceptional miniature example from the Kay Robertson Collection # 10326. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record). this is a superb example of this rarity!
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