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Zoisite var: Tanzanite with Prehnite
- Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
- Toenail, 3.1 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm, 14.45 grams
- Start Time: 09/19/2024 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 09/26/2024 6:51:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $211
Item Description
A lovely association specimen Tanzanite (the blue/purple variety of Zoisite first found in Tanzania in the 1960s) featuring a group of sharp, lustrous, well-formed, crystals with a gentle purple/lavender hue, along with light yellow colored terminations, which play host to a group of gemmy greenish-yellow Prehnite crystals for a dramatic effect. Tanzanite gets is color from the presence of vanadium, but the yellow hues on the tips of the crystals indicates that there wasn't enough vanadium to completely color them purple. The piece shows slight pleochroism when rotated 90 degrees in the light, but you need good backlighting to see it. A nice combo specimen, with great visual appeal and quality. Weight is 14.45 grams.
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Bidding History
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| $211 | 09/26/2024 6:47:26 pm (CDT) |
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