Heliodor (doubly-terminated, floater)

Corrego Vermelho, Padre Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Cabinet, 13.5 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
Start Time: 10/11/2011 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 11/08/2011 6:04:24 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A slender, elongated, 55-gram heliodor crystal exhibiting a very elegant tapering shape to it! One tip has a pale blue termination, which you could charitably call aquamarine (or at the least it is goshenite, the colorless varietal). This was a straggler I received after buying a large parcel from this find in, I think, early 2009. It is complete all around except for a tiny contact on the bottom, and one on the lower backside where it grew against another crystal; and it is wonderfully terminated on each end. It has a small sidecar crystal poking out from behind, also doubly-terminated. Valued $3000 - remarkable for its size, with no repairs!

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