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Berzeliite (Type Locality) Stockholm Museum & Obodda Coll.
- Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden
- Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 6.8 x 5.2 cm
- Start Time: 06/20/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/26/2014 7:07:57 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Berzeliite is an extremely rare sodium, calcium, magnesium arsenate and the famous Langban deposit is the Type Locality. This super rich and excellent specimen has lustrous, rich-yellow berzeliite crystals on all sides along with a bit of contrasting calcite. Red fluorescence on the calcite. Ex Herb Obodda Collection # 1706 and formerly in the Stockholm Mineralogical Museum with a 1909 date on the back. Classic, rich, rare and outstanding old-time material. valued over $1000