Gem Catapleiite w/ Aegirine (Charlie Key Coll.)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Thumbnail, 1.0 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm
Start Time: 09/21/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/27/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A superb, limpid, sharp, pseudohexagonal thumbnail catapleiite window pane dramatically accented with included aegirine needles. The world's finest examples of catapleiite, a rare Na-Zr silicate, come from the renowned Poudrette Quarry. A gem and outstanding combination specimen of one of the most desirable Mont Saint-Hilaire species. Ex Charlie Key Collection and valued at $200

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