Eosphorite (fine color) with Topaz on Albite

Item Description

During the Summer of 2007 in Pakistan, a superb discovery was made of exemplary, gemmy, lustrous, pinkish-orange to yellow-orange Eosphorite crystals. These specimens host some of the brightest color and finest quality Eosphorite crystals that I have seen from any world locality. There is obviously a strong manganese content in these crystals as they have little to no brown overtone whatsoever (which is caused by iron content). For the color and quality, they certainly rank among the finest ever found. Here we have a very showy display specimen which features several superb quality, gem/gemmy, bright orange Eosphorite crystals measuring up to 9 mm, which are associated with a sharp, lustrous, WATER-CLEAR gem Topaz crystal measuring 2.7 cm across, along with pale lavender "Lepidolite" crystals on lovely white bladed Albite var: Cleavelandite matrix. This is certainly one of the most attractive pieces from that 2007 find, and actually looks better in person due to the fact that the Topaz was very difficult to photograph/video.
Valued $1,500.
Ex Brian Kosnar collection.