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Turquoise ps. After Apatite (rare CA) Kay Robertson Coll.
- Baker, Soda Mts, San Bernardino Co., California
- Thumbnail, 2.4 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
- Start Time: 10/20/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/26/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A RARE and outstanding California pseudomorph from the limited 1976 finds near Baker in the Soda Moutains. Pretty greenish-blue turquoise has replaced two sharp hexagonal apatite crystals in the altered granite matrix. The large pseudo is 8 mm across. This is a LARGE crystal for the find and locale, as most such crystals were about 3 mm. A choice and rare pseudomorph from the Kay Robertson Collection # 8680. Kay acquired this fine rarity from the Hamels at the Tucson Show in 1979. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record). A MUST for the pseudomorph, California or species collector!
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