Fluorite octahedrons

Riemvasmaak, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa
Small Cabinet, 8.4 x 5.4 x 5.4 cm
Start Time: 10/01/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/06/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A showy and excellent, sculptural, mounded cluster of sharp fluorite octahedrons from the recent, very highly touted finds at Riemvasmaak, South Africa. The gemmy and lustrous, unique grass-green fluorite octahedrons are aesthetically stacked on all sides of this piece. The largest octo is 1.8 cm. Nearly alll of the many terminations on this fine piece are pristine. Contacting/periphery wear is noted in several places, but certainly nothing to detraction. The color is INTENSE, deep green, very nice! Mark my words, these are contemporary classics. MUCH, MUCH BETTER IN PERSON!!! SOMEDAY, we will look back on these the way we do now for Illinois fluorites of 10-20 years ago even, and wonder why they were so darned cheap, mark my words. This fine piece has many display possibilities.

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