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Huge Quartz included with Ajoite (New Find)
- Messina Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa
- Large Cabinet, 20.8 x 18.7 x 15.4 cm
- Start Time: 10/01/2009 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/08/2009 7:00:11 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Ajoite is a very rare copper-related silicate. Pretty, powder-blue ajoite includes many of the quartz crystals on this striking and dramatic, very sculptural, LARGE CABINET specimen, that is studded with porcupine-like quartz needles. A few scattered broken crystals are noted, but have virtually no overall impact on the stunning overall size and quality of this specimen. This super piece is from a recent, sudden find from the famous Messina Mine of South Africa after many years of drought, source of the very best ajoite-included quartz crystals. In person, much more appealing, I think, do to the size and 3-dimensionality