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Fluorite and Muscovite on Feldspar, with Goshenite
- Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
- Large Cabinet, 14.5 x 8.0 x 3.3 cm
- Start Time: 02/02/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/20/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Frosted and heavily modified, these eye-catching Fluorites have an amazing blue-green to purple color. Seriously, they look like classic bacteria photos where the spherical bacteria were formed from the azure-blue waters of the South Pacific. These dozen or so Fluorites rest on a matrix of fine Muscovite crystals, who themselves coat a matrix of massive to euhedral Feldpars. There are even several clear, prismatic Goshenite crystals nestled in the Muscovite, laying parallel to the matrix. I love the aesthetics of this piece, and the vivid coloration of the Fluorites really makes this stand out.