Hauyne (rare old locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Cava di Campagnano, Campagnano di Roma, Sacrofano Caldera, Rome Province, Latium, Italy
Small Cabinet, 5.2 x 4.1 x 3.7 cm
Start Time: 02/14/2019 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/21/2019 6:50:03 pm (CST)
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I believe this is the first specimen of Hauyne that we've had to offer from this locality outside of Rome. The piece hosts sharp, well-formed, off-white colored crystals of Hauyne measuring up to 8 mm associated with Tuscanite and Anorhite plus green "Fassaite" (Augite) according to the label. A great old classic specimen that could make a fine addition to any Italian mineral suite or a collection of Sodalite Group minerals. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#9804). 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).

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