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Tapiolite ex. Sorbonne Museum
- Angarf-South pegmatite, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Prov., Morocco
- Small Cabinet, 5.6 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm
- Start Time: 05/02/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/08/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Tapiolite is a rare multiple oxide found in granite pegmatites. MINDAT does not list the species for Morocco. This obscure pegmatite was worked mainly in the 1950s for beryl and muscovite. Muscovite plates and a bit of quartz are embedded in scuptural, moderately lustrous, black mass. This piece is perphaps UNIQUE for Morocco. Hefty for its size at 184 grams mass. Ex Sorbonne Musuem and Ralph Merrill Collections.