Fuchsite Mica with Kyanite and Corundum (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Madikeri area (Mercara area), Kodagu District (Coorg District), Karnataka, Indiai
Miniature, 6.2 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
Start Time: 02/21/2019 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/28/2019 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A very rare seen association specimen from India featuring chrome-green colored Fuchsite (a chromium-bearing variety of Muscovite Mica) in foliated groups covering very dark blue (nearly black) colored prismatic Kyanite crystals and a small amount of pinkish-red colored Corundum (Ruby). Hard to photograph and better in person. A Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#7928). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).

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