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MD-169810
Papagoite, Quartz
Messina mine, Messina District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Miniature, 4.9 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm
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Papagoite is a very rare copper-related silicate. This is a fine, unpolished, pristine natural quartz crystal that displays a rich zone of concentrated, turquoise-blue papagoite inclusions. This piece is from the famous, small, 1985 find from the Messina Mine of South Africa, source of the very best papagoite-included quartz crystals. The papagoite phantoms are fabulous. Complete-all-around. Ex. Rob Smith Collection.