Sapphire (ex Dr. Miguel Romero Collection)

Chilas, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 5.3 x 1.5 cm
Start Time: 07/28/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/08/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

This piece features a sharp, well-formed, compressed, hexagonal, bluish crystal of Sapphire on mica schist matrix. Hard to find from Pakistan, and certainly a worthwhile Sapphire display specimen on a worldwide scale. Valued at $900. From the collection of Senator / Dr. Miguel Romero of Teuhuacan, Mexico (Collection #2104). For more information on this important collection, use the link to this free online copy of our 2008 book on his collection: http://www.irocks.com/e-book-romero/

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