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Floater Perovskite xl ex Fioravanti Coll.
- Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Russia
- Thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
- Start Time: 01/25/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/31/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Perovskite is an uncommon titanium oxide. This is a pristine, euhedral, matte-gray, orthorhombic, floater thumbnail crystal with moderate luster. A bit of attached matrix is noted. Uncommon in this form, as most crystals from this very well-known locale are pseudocubic crystals. Ex Giancarlo Fioravanti Collection and purchased in 1978. Most likely an old-time, pre-Communist era specimen.