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Apatite (fluorescent) on Muscovite, ex Trimingham Coll.
- Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Northern Areas, Pakistan
- Miniature, 5.0 x 4.4 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 01/05/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/09/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A beautiful and aesthetic Chumar Bakhoor combination miniature from the Bob Trimingham Collection. The 1.5 cm, rich pink, gemmy and lustrous, hexagonal fluorapatite crystal is jauntily set on the edge of the solid matrix of pearlescent muscovite books. A fragment of another crystal is noted higher on the matrix. BRIGHT yellow fluorescence on LW. Classic and excellent combination material. Better in person!