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Prehnite (classic locale) ex Whitmore Coll.
- Fassa Valley, Trento Prov., Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
- Small Cabinet, 6.7 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm
- Start Time: 04/15/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/22/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
The Fassa Valley of Italy is well-known for prehnite, but specimens of this quality are seldom on the market. Classic, helmet-shaped, translucent and lustrous, sea-green, prehnite crystals are aesthetically clustered on matrix on this showy and excellent specimen. The large, compound cluster is 3.1 cm and the large, glassy crystal is 1.2 cm. Highly representative of the species and locale. Ex Robert Whitmore Collection. valued $400-500