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Anatase with Rutile (ex Brian Kosnar Collection) viewBack to CONSIGNMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends December 15th

Cuiabá District, Gouveia, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
  • Starting Time:12/8/2011 06:45:00 PM(CST)
  • Ending Time:12/15/2011 06:45:00 PM(CST)
  • Time Left:Auction Is Closed

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  • Size Description:2.7 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm

Description:An attractive group of silverish-tan colored prismatic Anatase crystals which have good luster and excellent sharpness. They are accented or partially replaced by by small metallic golden-brown colored Rutile crystals and associated with grey Quartz. I have photographed the crystals under the microscope to better illustrat their quality. These are classic specimens, and to have two forms of Titanium Oxide together on the same piece is pretty cool. This piece is certainly more three-dimensional than those I have encountered in the past.