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Apatite on Muscovite and Feldspar
- Akchatau, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
- Miniature, 4.1 x 3.7 x 3.1 cm
- Start Time: 06/27/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/01/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A 3.2 cm, gemmy and lustrous, two-toned pink apatite crystal is aesthetically set between contrasting matrix of sparkly, greenish, muscovite blades and cream-colored feldspar. The apatite has textbook hexagonal form and a couple of very glassy smoky quartz crystals are a nice accent. Apatites of this quality are very rare from this noted locale, which is noted for creedite, fluorite and bertrandite produced in small quantities in the early 1990s.. RARE!