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Microcline with DT Smoky Quartz (Stoudt Coll.)
- Rumi Tucu Mine, Papachacra, Catamarca Province, Argentina
- Cabinet, 12.6 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm
- Start Time: 04/15/2011 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/21/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A dramatic and aesthetic, stacked parallel-growth cluster of blocky cream-colored microcline crystals from recent finds in the Andes Mountains. Some of the microcline faces have stunning stepped/hoppered growth faces. The microcline is beautifully accented on one side with a 3.6 cm, doubly terminated, glassy smoky quartz crystal. Ex Dave Stoudt Collection # 822. Dave lived and worked in Argentina in the oil industry and established good contacts there with collectors. He purchased this piece in Buenos Aires in 2002, according to his label.