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Gismondine (rare zeolite) ex Velte Coll.
- Aqua Acetosa, Alban Hills, Rome Province, Latium, Italy
- Small Cabinet, 6.9 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 01/13/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/20/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Gismondine is an uncommon zeolite group species. Lustrous, translucent, colorless to tan, nubby spheroids of intergrown gismondine crystals richly and attractively cover the wedge of basalt matrix from a very uncommon locality near Rome, and near the Type Locality. Old material from the Charles Velte Collection and comes with his faded label. Unusual material!