Creedite on Quartz ex Obodda

Akchatau Mine, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
Miniature, 4.3 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm
Start Time: 04/13/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/18/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Two clusters of beautiful, lustrous, gem, lavender creedite crystals are aesthetically set on the solid crust of sparkly quartz crystals. The exquisite cross at the top meaures 1.3 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm and the large doubly terminated crystal in the inverted "V" is 1.6 cm. Creedites from this locality are rarely available and this is an excellent and sculptural miniature. Creedite is a rare complex aluminium salt. The purple crystals from here are classic and rare, having been found long ago. Crystal isolation, such as this, is RARE for the locale. Ex Herb Obodda dealer stock. Herb valued this at $500, five or more years ago. Today, it is worth $750-900.

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