Description/Interesting Notes:
A fantastic example of alabandite with manganocalcite and fluorite from the recent find Peru!!! Examples of crystalline alabandite are
extremely rare and these specimens from Peru represent the absolute pinnacle of the species!!! This specimen hosts some complex, compound octahedral
crystals of darkly colored allophane in association with pink manganocalcite and very pale green fluorite!!! This is the ONLY
example of alabandite that we found that had an association with both manganocalcite and fluorite!!! This is a very
unusual specimen indeed!!! In addition, the fluorite shows a bright blue fluorescence under SW and LW UV and the manganocalcite exhibits three distinctly
different colors under UV - red (tiny crystals on the surface), pink (outer layer), and yellowish(under layer) under SW and LW UV as well!!! The detail and definition of
the fluorescence is much better than the pictures show (there is some manganocalcite on the fluorite for instance - that is bright in person but not apparent in the pics)!!! It is my understanding that the small zone that
contained this material has already been exhausted and it appears that what little material was already on
the market has all but disappeared!!! No doubt this material is a future classic!!!
Good luck and be sure to check out my other exciting mineral auctions on ebay!!!
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