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Fluorite octahedron with Muscovite
- Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit, Pakistan
- Cabinet, 10.7 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm
- Start Time: 10/08/2009 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/15/2009 6:39:51 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A pristine, sharp, 3.3 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm, glassy, transparent, fluorite octahedron with faint hints of pink and green is jaunitly set on the CABINET plate covered with smaller fluorite crystals and pearlescent, golden, muscovite blades on this showy and excellent specimen from recent finds at Chumar Bakhoor, Pakistan. The back of the piece has been sawed to enhance the display quality. Highly representative of the species and locality. Valued at $900-ish