Axinite on Quartz with Albite
at-auction$ 240
- Locality
- New Melones Spillway, Calaveras Co., California, USA
- Minerals
- Tinzenite, Quartz, Albite
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm
- Size class
- Small Cabinet
- SID
- M247
Crystals of purple Axinite wtih Quartz crystals on one side and sparkling Albite crystals covering the backside. Fine and undamaged, this is a high quality piece and better than photos. Out of an old collection built in the 1970s-80s. From a famous find made in the spillway of the New Melones Reservoir.