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Ulexite on Calcite (Minette Coll.)
- Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kramer District, Kern Co., California
- Miniature, 3.8 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 08/23/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/30/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A beautiful spray of SOFT, silky, snow-white, ulexite needles rests on golden-amber, calcite scalenohedrons forming an aesthetic and very uncommon combination specimen from this well-known deposit at Boron. This is a rarer form of ulexite, than the blocky style, called "TV rock" for its fiber-optic-like optical properties. Ex Minette Collection. rare!