Lot 667
Exceptional Spodumene, var. Kunzite with Tourmaline. Kunzite variety of spodumene. From Mawi deposit, north of Jalalabad, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
This large, well-crystallized specimen is bold, jazzy and powerful in appearance.
The Kunzite variety of spodumene is a pink lithium aluminum silicate. The variety is named after George Frederick Kunz (1856-1932), an American mineralogist who worked at Tiffany & Co. This is a lovely, pink-colored large crystal on native matrix with a smattering of green tourmalines providing a nice color contrast. The specimen has been "reinforced" on the backside of the matrix as a precautionary measure, due to the massive size of the crystal.
Measures: 22.85 x 25.5 cm
Size inches: 9 x 10 in.
Estimated Value $29,000 - 34,000.
A Bruce/Leicht Mineral.
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