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Prehnite on Quartz (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
- Brandberg area, Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia
- Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 4.1 x 4.1 cm
- Start Time: 02/20/2014 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/27/2014 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
These are some of the most distinctive and easily recognizable Prehnite specimens from the modern age of mineral collecting. This specimen hosts a pair of round crystallized "clamshells" of translucent green color Prehnite perched on top of crystallized white Quartz on matrix. A lovely and worthwhile small cabinet sized specimen of this contemporary classic material. The largest Prehnite sphere measures 2.0 cm. From the collection of Brian Kosnar.