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Large Fluorapatite xl (Robertson Coll.)
- Cerro de Mercado Mine, Durango, Durango, Mexico
- Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 08/09/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/16/2018 6:34:32 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A striking, sharp, steep termination highlights this impressive large apatite crystal from this famed Mexico iron mine. The textbook hexagonal crystal is very glassy, translucent and has the classic yellow-green color of Cerro Mercado apatites. A very fine large 360-degree crystal in great shape. The frontal display is pristine. The bruise on the back of termination and contacting on the back are out-of-sight. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 5064 and acquired in the late 1960s. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017). A classic and uncommonly large apatite from here.
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