Peridot with Ludwigite inclusions (ex Obodda)

Item Description

These are some of the largest and finest Peridot crystals in the world. This specimen features a pair of excellent quality lime green color crystals with black silky fibrous inclusions of the relatively rare borate, Ludwigite. These inclusions are characteristic of many of the Peridot specimens from this locality. The Peridot crystals themselves have exceptionally sharp terminations for this material. So many specimens from this locality are distorted and often very rounded with poorly defined faces, but not this one. The piece is complete all the way around and has such great form for a piece this size. Keep in mind that this locality has produced the finest quality Peridot crystals in the modern era. With the exception of St. Johns Island in Egypt (which typically did not produce specimens that are larger than thumbnails and the majority of them were found at the turn of the 20th Century), there are only a few world-wide localities that produce gem quality Peridot of any substance, and the majority of that material is not even crystallized! I have to stress that this species is exceptionally rare in well crystallized specimens such as this one, and the rare Ludwigite inclusions make it that much more impressive. Valued at $600, ex Herb Obodda dealer stock