Orthoclase (''Baveno'' twin)

Item Description

A showy, elongated, and fine quality "Baveno"-twinned crystal group of cream colored Orthoclase from Tawara in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan. These attractive twins are notably absent from the market, and this particular example is one of the biggest / best one we've ever had to offer to the best of my recollection. The crystals exhibit notably smooth, well-formed, euhedral faces on all sides with good luster, and the textbook twinning place is highly evident. A very impressive and worthwhile specimen for any fan of minerals of Japan or worldwide Feldspars.
Ex George Loud Collection No. 0642 313.3 JP.1 George (born August 16, 1942) is a well-known mineral collector from Washington, DC and South Carolina respectively, and was a patent lawyer by trade for over 50 years. He assembled one of the great mineral collections in the U.S., comprising worldwide specimens, and in later years he sold the worldwide specimens to focus on minerals of the United States, specifically locality suites with an emphasis on amazing representation of species while still maintaining fine quality. The specimens remarkably range from micros to all the way up to large cabinets in size. We recently acquired most of his impressive 9000+ piece collection, and the VAST majority of these pieces will be offered here in the auctions, as we feel that everyone deserves and equal opportunity at acquiring these important, well-documented and fine quality specimens for their collections.
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