SOLD
Tmix07-135
Fluorite on Adularia
Ziggenstock, Grimsel, Bern, Switzerland
Miniature, 4.9 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm
Ex. Francis and Patricia Benjamin
SOLD
This is from a rare and highly desirable locality, with unique and distinct style. Two, pastel pink, gemmy, heavily modified fluorite crystals to 1.5 cm across are aesthetically perched on lustrous, sugary adularia, a variety of orthoclase. Although not as deeply colored as some of its alpine cousins, the transparency and complexity of the crystals is absolutely superb. This pocket, or this style rather from this region, is notable for its difference from the common sort of Alpine fluorite. I have seen such pieces at Munich for twice the price, in Euros yet, as they seem overly valued to me in the European market.