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Hydroxylherderite
- Virgem da Lapa, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Miniature, 3.5 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm
- Start Time: 12/17/2015 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/26/2015 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 crystal of purple Hydroxylherderite with minor greenish-yellow Muscovite. A cool gem crystal specimen of a species that is not often found in well-formed examples with a rare color.
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