Fluorite (GEM Spinel-twin) on Muscovite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)

Item Description

A great quality, older Fluorite specimen from the famous pegmatite near Nagar. The piece was mined in the mid 1990's, and is one of the better pieces of this material (especially a twinned Fluorite) that I've offered in the auctions. A GEM quality, good-sized (2.6 cm long), mint-green color Spinel-law twinned Fluorite crystal with well-defined, sharp faces sits atop a bed of silvery colored Muscovite blades on a thin layer of matrix. The crystal is certainly gemmy enough to cut a good-sized clean gemstone. No damage, and displayable from several angles. I don't have to tell you how the value of Nagar Fluorites has risen over the years, and this is SUPERB representative twinned Fluorite specimen of this material from this classic Pakistani locality. This is an uncommon specimen from this area which commonly features etched, or highly modified pale pink and green crystals of Fluorite, rarely as sharp as this. Valued at $1250 for the fact that was mined over a decade ago, and is great quality all the way around.