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Crichtonite on Quartz (TYPE LOCALITY)
- St Christophe-en-Oisans, Bourg d'Oisans, Isere, France
- Small Cabinet, 6.0 x 4.6 x 3.2cm
- Start Time: 01/19/2006 8:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/26/2006 7:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Crichtonite is a very rare, complex oxide containing a number of rare earths (see http://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=1153). This is surely an old piece, as it comes from the now defunct old owrkings of the TYPE LOCALITY in Isere. This piece features sharp crystals of up to 2mm, on contrasting matrix, and they are readily visible. I personally have not seen the material for sale before