Fluorite octahedrons & Quartz (Robertson Coll.)

Kara-Oba W deposit, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan
Small Cabinet, 7.8 x 7.6 x 6.9 cm
Start Time: 06/04/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/14/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A 6.5 cm, sharply terminated frosted quartz crystal is the focal point of this aesthetic and sculptural 360-degree quartz and fluorite combination from this well-known Soviet era tungsten-molybdenum deposit. The quartz crystals are nicely nestled in a dense cluster of pretty blue-green fluorite octahedrons. The octos reach 4.5 cm (doubly terminated). Purple fluorescence. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 12339 and acquired from Scott Williams in the 1990s. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017). Choice and uncommon combination material in this quality.

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