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Neptunite with Joaquinite-(Ce)
$3,500.00 €2,869 £2,590.00 approx. This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID:
CC18867
This exposed vein section of snow-white Natrolite is richly covered with scattered, long, elegant black Neptunite crystals to over 2 cm, all with highly lustrous glassy faces and perfect terminations. This fabulous specimen is from the California State Gem mine in San Benito County, California, and is a true classic, instantly recognisable as from this locality. Neptunite is a complex silicate mineral and associated with it in this specimen are a few 1 mm and sub-mm, translucent toffee-orange Joaquinite-(Ce) crystals perched on the Natrolite. The California State Gem mine is the type locality for Joaquinite-(Ce), another silicate mineral. This specimen displays beautifully and is a good standard cabinet size.