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Polylithionite (rare) on Quartz (Vajdak Coll.)
- Stara Martinka Mine, Horni Krupka, Bohemia, Czech Republic
- Small Cabinet, 5.7 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
- Start Time: 12/11/2010 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/16/2010 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Polylithionite is a rare lithium-rich mica group species, so named for it high lithium content. Pearlescent, sharp, green "books" of pseudohexagonal plates are aesthetically clusterd on one end of the euhedral quartz crystal. This showy and excellent combination specimen is from a very uncommon Czech locale for the species. Ex Josef Vajdak Collection, a noted Czech specialist.