Axinite-(Fe) with Albite

Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet, 5.2 x 5.0 x 3.1 cm
Start Time: 10/31/2024 7:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 11/07/2024 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Current Bid: $20
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Item Description

When people mention "Axinite", typically they're referring to the iron-bearing member Axinite-(Fe) (formerly Ferroaxinite). Although the species is well-known, there are honestly limited localities in the world that produce fine crystallized examples in the modern era of mineral collector. A handful of these localities lie in Pakistan. This piece is a showy small cabinet featuring many bladed crystals of purplish-brown colored, sharp, lustrous, gemmy/translucent Axinite-(Fe) measuring up to 1.8 cm which are associated with a sharp, lustrous, translucent, blocky crystal of Albite (with a very slight greenish hue due to "Byssolite" inclusions) along with white fibrous matted crystals of what is likely Chrysotile or Palygorskite. The Axinites have a bit of roughness, so the piece is not damage-free, but it's a fairly showy specimen for the locality, with a pleasing association, as the Albite crystal is beautifully well-formed.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$20 11/01/2024 10:08:42 am (CDT)
$15 11/01/2024 10:08:42 am (CDT)
$10 10/31/2024 11:01:39 pm (CDT)