Octahedral Fluorite and Tourmaline on Quartz

Bulochi, Astor Valley, Astor Dist., Northern Areas, Pakistan
Cabinet, 12.9 x 6.8 x 6.4 cm
Start Time: 05/30/2009 6:20:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/04/2009 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A dramatic and excellent CABINET combination specimen from Bulochi, Pakistan. Two, gemmy and lustrous, bright, mint-green fluorite octahedrons are partially hidden behind two, lustrous, black to green tourmaline crystals to 4.7 cm. The fluorites and tourmalines are jauntily embedded in the side of a lustrous, lightly frosted, translucent, colorless, terminated quartz crystal. Adjacent to the quartz terminations are feldspar and broken tourmaline crystals. The contacting at the base of the smaller tourmaline is very minimally detracting on this very showy large combo specimen. Highly representative of the species and lesser known Pakistan locale. MUCH BETTER IN PERSON.

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