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3D59 - Zektzerite (TL) & Arfvedsonite on Feldspar - $ 125 Washington Pass, Okanogan County, Washington, USA thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm ex. Marilyn Dodge
First, the a .4 cm white hexagonal tabular crystal of the very rare Zektzerite. Add to that a sharp crystal of Arfvedsonite: it’s a .8 cm hexagonal prism, with superb luster and perfect edges. Now, either one of these by themselves would be a treat to own, but to have them together on the same specimen and so aesthetically paired is very hard to come by
ES89 - Arfvedsonite - $ 750 Washington Pass, Okanogan County, Washington, USA miniature, 4.5 x 1 x 0.9 cm ex. Ernie Schlichter
This is a super lustrous and fine, large crystal of arfvedsonite. It is significant for the species not just for the outright quality and ustre, but for the location as well - an unusual mineralogical occurrence known as the type locality also for zektzerite and okanoganite. It is well terminated all around except for a contact point on the back of the termination. For a black mineral, its awfully good!
JWHITE-34 - Arfvedsonite - $ 100 Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire, USA thumbnail, 2.4 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm ex. John White
A REALLY fine , super sharp crystal of arfvedsonite on a bit of amphibole matrix, from this classic and important old East Coast locale. The crystal is 2 cm tall and razor sharp, superb for a US specimen of this species
JWHITE-71 - Arfvedsonite (Manganoan) var. Juddite on Braunite - $ 200 SOLD Tirodi Mine, Tirodi, Madhya Pradesh, India miniature, 5.4 x 5.4 x 1.1 cm ex. John White
I had never heard of Juddite before but was surprised to see a reddish mineral from India, associated with braunite, and so assumed it to be a manganese species. It turns out that it is indeed the manganese variety of arfvedsonite, by modern classification. the crystals are bright red, small but beautiful under a scope. The matrix is braunite: Braunite is very rare, and these are old specimens, from India. according to MINDAT: Juddite was named by Lewis Leigh Fermor in 1908 in honor of John Wesley Judd [February 18, 1840 – March 3, 1916]. Judd was a field geologist and petrologist for the British Geological Survey and later professor of geology at the Imperial (Royal) College in London, England.
LC-5 - ARFVEDSONITE with AEGERINE on ORTHOCLASE - $ 800 SOLD Mt. Maloso, Malawi small cabinet, 6.5 x 5 x 4 cm
A wonderful matrix example of the superb ARFVEDSONITE crystals which have been found at this locality in recent years. However, most are loose crystals and also etched to some extent. This aesthetic, balanced specimen has several well-terminated crystals to 4 cm, perched on contrasting crystallized matrix and presenting as fine a termination as I have ever seen for the species. Minor black aegerines are also in attendance. Not the most glamorous of species, I admit, but this is nevertheless a significant find for it and this is one of the better specimens I know of from seeing 5 or 6 years' worth of production. It is well known that the best of this material went to Europe and that a dealer named Helmut Brueckner obtained a stash of very choice pieces about 3 years ago. This is one from that lot, which he provided as Leithauser's main supplier of specimens.
MCW3 - Arfvedsonite - $ 175 SOLD Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada miniature, 3.2 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||
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