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Stilbite (rare Alpine material) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection) viewBack to CONSIGNMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends June 10th

Riekengraben, Kolbnitz, Reiseck group, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria
  • Starting Time:6/3/2010 06:45:00 PM(CDT)
  • Ending Time:6/10/2010 06:45:00 PM(CDT)
  • Time Left:Auction Is Closed

  • Size:SMALL CABINET
  • Size Description:6.6 x 5.0 x 3.7 cm

Description:The Alps of Europe are well known for their "cleft" deposits, and these localities produce a wide variety of species, including Zeolites ! This locality in the famous Hohe Tauern Mountains of central Austria is well known for its Zeolite specimens. This particular specimen hosts a few chalk-white, bladed, Stilbite crystals which are oriented into radiating aggregates up to 1.0 cm across, which are associated with a few Quartz crystals on matrix. The piece is from the Alpine collection of Brian Kosnar and originated from the collection of Prof. Johann Zenz in Austria. According to Zenz's label, this specimen was collected in 1972.