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Londonite with Tourmaline
- Antsongombato gem mine, Betafo Dept., Antananarivo Prov., Madagascar
- Miniature, 3.7 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm
- Start Time: 07/10/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/15/2010 6:31:48 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A gemmy and lustrous, 1.6 cm, yellowish-green, londonite crystal on matrix from Madagascar. Londonite is the ultra-rare, cesium-dominant analogue of rhodizite. This is a relatively large, very sharp, unusually gemmy and PRISTINE crystal. Most londonites have some damage. There are several red tourmaline crystals in the matrix as accent. From the early-1990s finds here. Valued $300