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Auction archive: Lot number 1459

"Rainbow" Calcite

Natural History
7 Dec 2008
Estimate
US$400 - US$600
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 1459

"Rainbow" Calcite

Natural History
7 Dec 2008
Estimate
US$400 - US$600
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Hunan Province, China This pair of terminated prismatic calcite crystals are notable for their “rainbow effect,” flashes of blue, purple, pink, gold and green visible through their clear flat pyramid faces, which is due to iridescence in large internal fissures. (These fissures look faintly grayish blue, possibly due to light scattering, when viewed through the cloudy prism faces.) The longest crystal is 3 inches (7 cm) long, and both crystals are “armored” at their bases with spiky clear quartz. A unique piece! Measures 4 x 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches (10 x 6 ½ x 6 cm)

Auction archive: Lot number 1459
Auction:
Datum:
7 Dec 2008
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Los Angeles 7601 W. Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90046 Tel: +1 323 850 7500 Fax : +1 323 850 6090 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Hunan Province, China This pair of terminated prismatic calcite crystals are notable for their “rainbow effect,” flashes of blue, purple, pink, gold and green visible through their clear flat pyramid faces, which is due to iridescence in large internal fissures. (These fissures look faintly grayish blue, possibly due to light scattering, when viewed through the cloudy prism faces.) The longest crystal is 3 inches (7 cm) long, and both crystals are “armored” at their bases with spiky clear quartz. A unique piece! Measures 4 x 3 ½ x 2 ½ inches (10 x 6 ½ x 6 cm)

Auction archive: Lot number 1459
Auction:
Datum:
7 Dec 2008
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Los Angeles 7601 W. Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90046 Tel: +1 323 850 7500 Fax : +1 323 850 6090 info.us@bonhams.com
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