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Whiteite (Ca, Fe, Mg)
- Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
- Thumbnail, 2.2 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm
- Start Time: 12/25/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/06/2015 6:00:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Excellent pair of intergrown hexagonal crystals with very good luster and exceptional form for the species. The largest of the Whiteites is 1.6 x 1.3 cm. This rare phosphate is named after John White, of Smithsonian and Mineralogical Record fame. Formerly in the R. Theodore Hurr Collection. Superb toenail sized specimen!