Lavendulan (rare) ex Belsky Coll.

Talmessi Mine, Esfahan Province, Iran
Miniature, 4.8 x 4.0 x 2.4 cm
Start Time: 02/18/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/24/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Lavendulan is a rare hydrated, copper arsenate and is a polymorph of lemanskiite. The sculptural, 3-sided, triangular matrix is richly covered on all three sides with lustrous, turquoise-blue micro crystals and blades of lavendulan. This rich piece is from a rare locale in Iran. Older material. Ex Howard Belsky Collection.

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