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GHA5 - Fluorapatite with TOPAZ on Zinnwaldite and Quartz - $ 1850 SOLD Panasqueira, Portugal small cabinet, 7.2 x 7 x 5 cm
This material, I am told, came from one pocket in the late 1970s. I have seen only 3 specimens for sale out there. All 3 i have seen feature very unusual wheat-sheaf-like apatite crystals of a pastel yellow hue, in association with small crystals (2-5mm) of faintly blue topaz in association, as this one does scatterred about ! This is an excelleent example of a rare association and with the quartz in the middle is a striking combo piece from an important and now-defunct locality. (NOTE: Not a Hansen piece, but one I have had from another collection that fits in well here)
MD-146867 - Orthoclase, Zinnwaldite - - Archived Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy miniature, 4.4 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm.
4.4 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm. This Baveno twin of orthoclase is actually FROM Baveno (Italy), making it all the more desirable. It is super-sharp and shows off the Baveno twinning beautifully; it has a silky luster and a very light peach color. You can see a little peppering of zinnwaldite on the surface.
MD-34550 - Apatite-(CaF), Topaz, Zinnwaldite, Quartz - - Archived Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal small cabinet, 7.2 x 7 x 5 cm
This material, I am told, came from one pocket in the late 1970s. I have seen only 3 specimens for sale out there. All 3 i have seen feature very unusual wheat-sheaf-like apatite crystals of a pastel yellow hue, in association with small crystals (2-5mm) of faintly blue topaz in association, as this one does scatterred about ! This is an excelleent example of a rare association and with the quartz in the middle is a striking combo piece from an important and now-defunct locality. 7.2 x 7 x 5 cm
MD-54276 - Scheelite, Zinnwaldite, Quartz - - Archived Cínovec / Zinnwald (Cinvald), Erzgebirge; Krusné Hory Mts, Saxony & Ústí Region (Bohemia; Böhmen; Boehmen), Germany & Czech Republic small cabinet, 7.5 x 6.2 x 5.3 cm
A showy and excellent, old-time combination piece from Zinnwald, Czech Republic of lustrous, light taupe scheelite crystals to 4 mm attached to lustrous, silvery, platy zinnwaldite books on massive quartz. Zinnwaldite is a discredited mica species, first described from Zinnwald. The scheelite crystals are arranged particularly nicely on the zinnwaldite books. The piece comes with a Hugh Ford label, a prominent United States dealer from the 1920s to early 1950s. Ex Richard Hauck Collection. 7.5 x 6.2 x 5.3 cm All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||||
