Lot 676
Rare Huge Crystals of Colored Fluorite Sitting Atop Thick Books of Muscovite. Nagar, Hunza Valley, Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan
The octahedral (8 faces) Fluorite crystals are both bi-color in nature with a light rosy pink contrasting a delicate green. The faces are glassy with a slight texture and very translucent. Both Fluorites give off an internal color glow of pink and green and are in excellent condition. Fluorites of this size in this condition from Pakistan are exceedingly rare.
Measures 14.9 by 9.5 cm with 8.5 cm and 7.5 cm Fluorite crystals.
Estimated Value $22,000 - 24,000.
Ex. Edward David Collection.
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