Magnesite with Uvite Tourmaline

Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 6.3 x 4.8 x 3.6 cm
Start Time: 12/04/2014 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/11/2014 6:48:23 pm (CST)
Auction Closed

Item Description

Uvite and Magnesite are a classic combo from this Brazilian locality. Usually, the Magnesite merely "accents" the Uvites. But here, you have at one end of the specimen a group of lustrous, deep red Uvites (the more rare color, I should add), which mesaure up to 7 mm. At the other end, a large, razor-sharp rhomb of Magnesite that measures 2.6 cm stands out from the smaller ones. This gives the specimen a beautiful balance, I think, and sets it apart from the more common material that emphasizes only one of the two species. Priced at $900.

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