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Fluorapatite included with 'Byssolite' (recent find)
- Ganadao (Gandahab), Mohmand Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
- Miniature, 4.0 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
- Start Time: 11/28/2020 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/03/2020 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $211
Item Description
This specimen was collected in the summer of 2016, and we were able to pick up several excellent pieces from this discovery. These are gorgeous "Alpine"-type specimens of Apatite with classic inclusions of "Byssolite" that are incredibly similar to the classic and desirable specimens from the Knappenwand in Austria. This miniature sized specimen features a few sharp, well-formed, tabular, hexagonal crystal of VERY GEMMY colorless Fluorapatite crystals which are included with brilliant rich green colored fibrous Actinolite (variety: "Byssolite") to create a gorgeous two-tone effect. When the piece is backlit, the color really glows, and this particular shade of green is almost never seen in Apatite, even if it caused from the inclusion of another mineral. Both of the "c" faces are rather lustrous, and actually show interesting repeating hexagonal growth pattern on the surface. The prism faces are lustrous as well, and when I look around the specimen, I can't really find any true damage, just some incomplete growth at the base. There are only two places in the world where I've seen crystals of Apatite with these beautiful green "Byssolite" inclusions, Austria and Pakistan, so don't miss out on this eye-catching piece with wonderful color.
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Bidding History
Bid Amount | Bid Time |
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$211 | 12/03/2020 5:55:00 pm (CST) |
$201 | 12/03/2020 5:55:00 pm (CST) |
$171 | 12/02/2020 4:16:28 pm (CST) |
$161 | 12/02/2020 4:16:28 pm (CST) |
$113 | 12/02/2020 4:14:49 pm (CST) |
$103 | 12/02/2020 4:14:49 pm (CST) |
$75 | 12/02/2020 4:14:26 pm (CST) |
$65 | 12/02/2020 4:14:26 pm (CST) |
$37 | 11/29/2020 7:57:04 am (CST) |
$32 | 11/29/2020 7:57:04 am (CST) |
$27 | 11/29/2020 7:56:52 am (CST) |
$22 | 11/29/2020 7:56:52 am (CST) |
$10 | 11/28/2020 9:18:41 pm (CST) |