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Hydroxylherderite
- Virgem da Lapa, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Thumbnail, 2.4 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm
- Start Time: 02/05/2015 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/12/2015 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A new find for this famous old gem district. I think most people would agree that the most desirable color for Herderite (more properly Hydroxylherderite) is purple. This piece features a fairly sharp, well-formed, euhedral monoclinic prism of soft purple Hydroxylherderite. The piece is contacted, but I would say is about 75% complete. A decent little gem crystal specimen of a species that is not often found in well-formed examples with a rare color.