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Bi-colored floater Cordierite xl (rare - old) ex Columbia Univ.
- Doshi, Yamanashi Prefect., Chubu Region, Honshu Isl., Japan
- Thumbnail, 2.3 x 1.9 x 0.6 cm
- Start Time: 04/07/2013 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/11/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An EXTREMELY rare, old and nifty sharp, floater, cordierite crystal from a very obscure locale in Japan - Doshi. This pristine, textbook, prismatic, orthorhombic thumbnail crystal is lustrous and translucent and is beautifully bi-colored, with an indigo-blue core and a honey-brown rim. The Columbia University label dates to prior to 1868!, the end of the Edo period in Japan. Doshi was a village in Kai Province until that date and was latter created within the Yamanashi Prefecture. A striking, beautiful and perhaps unique Japanese cordierite with a fine provenance.