Villiaumite (ex Charlie Key Collection)

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Thumbnail, 1.5 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm
Start Time: 06/07/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/14/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A beautiful specimen of Villiaumite from Mont Saint-Hilaire, featuring a sharp, well-formed, VERY GEMMY, rich purplish-red colored crystal free of matrix. The piece has a little contact, but the internal quality is superb as it's nearly water clear when backlit. Great material, and gemmy Villiaumites are sought after from MSH. It is now difficult to obtain specimens from this locality as collecting has been limited / reduced in recent years, so if you collect minerals from this world famous prolific locality, don't miss out on this attractive thumbnail. From the collection of renowned mineral dealer, Charlie Key.

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