Prehnite (unusual form) Kay Robertson Coll.

Muotta Naira, Nalps Valley, Tujetsch, Grischun, Switzerland
Small Cabinet, 6.9 x 4.9 x 3.2 cm
Start Time: 12/20/2018 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/03/2019 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Dramatically sculptural prehnite from this less well-known Swiss locale. The striking V-shaped crust is solid prehnite. Parallel-growth bundles of glassy, translucent, greenish-gray prehnite blades line both walls of this incredibly architectural small cabinet. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 10170 and acquired in Europe in October, 1983. 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). An outstanding example from the locale.

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