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D05-97 - GILALITE in QUARTZ - $ 2000 SOLD near Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara State, Northeast Region, Brazil large cabinet, 7.1 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
This beautiful included quartz specimen is polished all around , to reveal the rich gilalite inside. This is an extremely rare mineral. It is not a natural crystal specimen, due to teh polishing, I admit, but it is nevertheless significant as heck. Also, there is enormous investment potential in that one could TRIM the specimen into numerous slices, each a salable example of this rare species included in quartz. It is said to be the finest specimen of only 5 that were found. Gilalite is a copper silicate hydrate. To quote Mineralogy of Arizona, "abundant as green to blue-green coatings or thick botryoidal crusts on fracture surfaces in the rock, or replacing diopside". It had not to our knowledge been found in this form before!
MD-41733 - Gilalite, Quartz - - Archived Ceará, Northeast Region, Brazil small cabinet, 7.1 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
This beautiful included quartz specimen is polished all around , to reveal the rich gilalite inside. This is an extremely rare mineral. It is not a natural crystal specimen, due to teh polishing, I admit, but it is nevertheless significant as heck. Also, there is enormous investment potential in that one could TRIM the specimen into numerous slices, each a salable example of this rare species included in quartz. It is said to be the finest specimen of only 5 that were found. Gilalite is a copper silicate hydrate. To quote Mineralogy of Arizona, “abundant as green to blue-green coatings or thick botryoidal crusts on fracture surfaces in the rock, or replacing diopside”. It had not to our knowledge been found in this form before! 7.1 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||
