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Gadolinite-(Y) (rare for locale) ex Fioravanti Coll
- Kleppsvatn, Tordal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway
- Small Cabinet, 6.2 x 5.5 x 4.1 cm
- Start Time: 01/25/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/31/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Gadolinite-(Y) specimens are RARE from this well-known Norwegian pegmatite area and especially rare from this locality. A 7 mm, sharp, splendent, metallic-black crystal is jauntily set atop feldspar and quartz matrix. Ex Giancarlo Fioravanti Collection and obtained in Zurich in 1970 for 100 Swiss francs.