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Gemmy Scheelite on Muscovite (Robert Whitmore)
- Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan Prov., China
- Miniature, 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm
- Start Time: 10/24/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/28/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A 3.0 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm, beautiful, sharp, lustrous, tetragonal, orange-yellow scheelite crystal with a striking, gemmy termination is aesthetically set on bladed muscovite on this showy and excellent specimen from recent finds at Mt. Xuebaoding, China. These scheelites are generally considered to be the finest in the world and this is a fine textbook example. Contacting on the back of the piece is out of sight. Super white fluorescence. Ex Robert Whitmore Collection.