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Morganite (Madagascar) ex Behier Coll. viewBack to Collection Liquidation Auctions - end Feb 11 - Part II

Sakavalana Mine, Ambatovita, Fianarantsoa Prov., Madagascar
  • Starting Time:2/4/2010 06:45:00 PM(CST)
  • Ending Time:2/11/2010 06:45:00 PM(CST)
  • Time Left:Auction Is Closed

  • Size:2.7 x 2.2 x 0.7 cm
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Description:A classic and very rare, gemmy and lustrous, tabular, light pink, morganite crystal from Madagascar. Complete all-around, with sharp beveled edges and pristine. Ex Jean Behier Collection, a well-known French exploration geologist and collector of the mid-1900s, who did much work in Madagascar. The French colonists started working this mine in the 1940s. 6 grams.