Anatase on Quartz (classic material) (ex John Arnaud Collection)

Item Description

A classic Norwegian Anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals on very gemmy, slightly smoky sharp, lustrous Quartz crystal matrix. When backlit, the Anatase crystals are slightly gemmy and these are true blue Anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. The largest crystal measures up to 9 mm. Yes, there are some broken Quartz crystals, but good Anatase specimens from Norway are next to impossible to obtain these days, even the more recent specimens from 15 years ago, due to the fact that this famous site is protected as a natural site and collecting is strictly forbidden. The best of these specimens are certainly the finest Anatase specimens in the world, and they simply are stunning to view in person. From the collection of John Arnaud.