Staurolite (large and twinned)

Gramiais Farm, Rubelita, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
Small Cabinet, 3.8 x 2.8 x 3.5 cm
Start Time: 10/03/2024 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/10/2024 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Current Bid: $45
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Item Description

This a large (for the species), robust, doubly terminated, lustrous, dark brown-red, twinned Staurolite specimen from Brazil. It measures one and a half inches in length and and over an inch in width with well-defined faces and edges large and is well formed. It has a pseudohexagonal cross-section with flat terminations that it sits on nicely. All of the faces on the Staurolite crystal have a sparkly appearance, maybe due to what might have been the enclosing mica schist. It displays the most common type of 60 degree penetration twin for the species. Rarely do you see such a well-formed and three-dimensional example of the species, at least not from Brazil.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$45 10/07/2024 11:35:38 am (CDT)
$40 10/07/2024 11:35:38 am (CDT)
$35 10/07/2024 11:35:11 am (CDT)
$30 10/07/2024 11:35:11 am (CDT)
$15 10/05/2024 8:27:44 pm (CDT)
$10 10/05/2024 4:17:24 am (CDT)