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Gem Vivianite with purple tips (Belsky Coll.)
- Blackbird Mine, Blackbird District, Lemhi Co., Idaho
- Thumbnail, 2.0 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
- Start Time: 07/05/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/12/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Gorgeous, highly lustrous, parallel-growth, gem, vivianite prisms from the famous Blackbird Mine. The color is a beautiful light emerald-green and the sharp, modified, pyramidal terminations are a pleasing purple. NOTE THE PURPLE COLOR ATOP - easily visible when the piece is lit at an angle, or down the c axis, but trending green when lit poorly or from the side. The purple color is indicative of this locality, closed since the 1960s. Old and choice material. The gemminess of this thumbnail is top notch. Ex Howard Belsky Collection.