Adularia with Quartz (old specimen)

St Gotthard massif, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland
Small Cabinet, 8.2 x 6.6 x 4.3 cm
Start Time: 10/27/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 11/03/2011 6:49:59 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Here we have a great "old time" Adularia specimen consisting of many sharp, classic, green "Chlorite"-included translucent crystals measuring up to 1.6 cm intermixed with GEM/gemmy, sharp, pristmatic Quartz crystals up to 2.2 cm on matrix. This is a beautiful specimen from this very historic and well known region in Switzeland. Retail value is approximately $300-$400. The piece comes with a few old labels, neither of which has a name attributed to them.

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