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Gypsum on Halite (Ed David Coll.)
- Las Salinas, Otume Village, Pisco, Ica Dept., Peru
- Small Cabinet, 7.5 x 6.3 x 4.8 cm
- Start Time: 05/21/2009 5:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/28/2009 6:16:56 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A DAZZLING plate dominated by a GEM, 4.7 cm, fishtail-twinned, intense orange gypsum crystal on a bed of smaller, untwinned crystals. The large gypsum is PRISTINE and there is absolutely minimal damage to the rest of this beautiful specimen. This is one of the very best Peruvian gypsums we have seen, in particular because it preserves the halite association (many of them get dissolved away in situ). The large crystal is VERY GEMMY and colorful, MORE SO IN PERSON. Ex Ed David Collection.