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Apatite on Muscovite (Kevin Brown Coll.)
- Ze Pinto Prospect, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Large Cabinet, 18.5 x 14.8 x 11.4 cm
- Start Time: 03/03/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 03/10/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A stunning, highly sculptural, LARGE CABINET specimen of pearlescent, sparkling, reddish-silver thin platy muscovite crystals from Minas Gerais. The muscovite plates are up to 5.5 cm long and host a fine scattering of textbook, hexagonal, highly lustrous, partially gemmy, olive-green apatite prisms to 2.8 cm (doubly terminated). This impressive large piece is essentially a floater, with a 360-degree view and is nearly pristine, with only very modest periphery wear for such a large piece. Rare older material in this quality and size. Ex Kevin Brown Collection. Value???