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Roselite-Wendwilsonite
- Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco
- Toenail, 3.2 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm
- Start Time: 03/25/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/01/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A beautiful toenail sized specimen of beautiful reddish-purple color crystal aggregates of Roselite-Wendwilsonite (the piece has not been xrayed to know for sure which species it is) on matrix. The crystals measure up to 8 mm across, and are somewhat translucent when backlit. This locality has produced some of the finest specimens of these respective species, and this attractive piece is certainly a very well crystallized example of said material. Wendwilsonite is named for the current publisher & editor-in-chief of the Mineralogical Record, Wendell Wilson. Valued at $500 in the inventory.