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Morganite (Madagascar) ex Behier Coll.
- Sakavalana Mine, Ambatovita, Fianarantsoa Prov., Madagascar
- Thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.2 x 0.7 cm
- Start Time: 02/04/2010 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/11/2010 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A classic and very rare, gemmy and lustrous, tabular, light pink, morganite crystal from Madagascar. Complete all-around, with sharp beveled edges and pristine. Ex Jean Behier Collection, a well-known French exploration geologist and collector of the mid-1900s, who did much work in Madagascar. The French colonists started working this mine in the 1940s. 6 grams.