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Vesuvianite (classic locale)
- Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California
- Small Cabinet, 9.2 x 7.3 x 4.8 cm
- Start Time: 03/01/2010 1:30:00 am (CST)
- End Time: 03/04/2010 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A very uncommon, very rich specimen from the famed Crestmore Quarries of California. This showy piece consists solidly of lustrous, partially gemmy, olive-green, vesusvianite crystals to 2.4 cm. There is also a hint of the famous blue calcite intermixed. Periphery wear and contacting are noted. This remains an unusually rich specimen with large crystals from this noted locale.