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Lot 4047
Purple Apatite on Matrix
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16 May 2018, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesUS$1,200 - US$1,500
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Purple Apatite on Matrix
Jose Pedra, Brazil
Two larger crystals dichroic purple crystals, measuring up to 2.5 cm along the edge, with striated sides and lustrous terminations, as well as a scattering of smaller crystals on matrix. Measuring 2 1/2 x 2 x 1 3/4in
Two larger crystals dichroic purple crystals, measuring up to 2.5 cm along the edge, with striated sides and lustrous terminations, as well as a scattering of smaller crystals on matrix. Measuring 2 1/2 x 2 x 1 3/4in
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"Jose Pedra" or "Ze Pedra" Mine is located near Golconda in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. This famous tourmaline mine was owned in the past by Ailton Barbosa, the miner who discovered the renowned Jonas Lima Rubellite pocket in Itatiaia, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais in 1978.

