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Strontianite on Dolomite (classic locale)
- Oberdorf an der Laming, Laming Valley, Styria, Austria
- Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 6.3 x 2.2 cm
- Start Time: 11/10/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 11/15/2012 6:38:58 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
This is a classic example of the fine, elongate, hexagonal, barrel-shaped strontianite crystals which are European classics. Most specimens are 50 years old or more, and they only turn up in old collections today. In fact, I believe they are still the best crystallographic examples of the species, even after 200 years. This piece has sharp, translucent, colorless crystals to 1.8 cm in length, on a matrix plate of sparkly, sugary dolomite. The compound crystal is 2.4 cm long.