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Spodumene var. Triphane
- Alto Ligonha pegmatites, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
- Cabinet, 12.5 x 8.5 x 3.0 cm
- Start Time: 08/24/2009 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 09/03/2009 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
This 405-gram FLOATER spodumene crystal is no slouch from ANY locality, but it happens to be the single best and largest example I saw from a small lot imported in 2003 out of MOZAMBIQUE! I sold at that time, and just got it back recently. It is complete all around: almost totally transparent - and the rest is translucent anyhow. Valued at $2500-3000. It would cost this much from Afghanistan anyhow, so I think in comparison these interesting locality gem crystals are underappreciated given the more exotic gem pegmatite locality here and the fewer recovered specimens.