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Apatite and Chlorite (rare locale) Fioravanti Coll.
- Sasso Nero, Aurina Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
- Small Cabinet, 6.0 x 5.5 x 4.7 cm
- Start Time: 04/20/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/25/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Mineral specimens of ANY species are extremely rare from this obscure Italian Alpine locality. A very sharp, gem, 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm, light tan apatite crystal is pleasingly set on gneiss matrix covered with sparkly, charcoal-gray, chlorite microcrystals. A showy and rare old combination specimen from the Giancarlo Fioravanti Collection and obtained from the Autica Collection in Rome in 1960.