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Fluorite octahedrons on Quartz ex Obodda
- Kara-Oba, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
- Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm
- Start Time: 02/02/2013 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/14/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Very dark purple, moderately lustrous, opaque, sharp, fluorite octahedrons to 2.5 cm on glassy, water-clear to transluent, quartz points forms a sculptural, 3-dimensional specimen from the limited finds in the early 1990s from this deposit. One side also hosts tiny, gemmy, pretty violet, fluorite octahedrons. Very nifty. Ex Herb Obodda dealer stock. Valued by Herb at $300, over 5 years ago. MUCH BETTER IN PERSON.