Botroidal steatite. - Height: 6 cm - Width: 5 cm- 160 g
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Steatite botroidal meteorite specimen from Pietranera, Rovegno, Liguria, Italy; weight 160 g; dimensions 6 × 5 × 2 cm; features a well developed botroidal texture with smooth, mammellated surfaces and a gray-green to light-green color with a slightly waxy luster.
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Botroidal steatite from Pietranera, in the municipality of Rovegno, a historic locality in the Ligurian Apennines known among collectors for classic mineralizations. The specimen displays a well-developed botroidal fabric, with smooth and mamillated surfaces that aesthetically emphasize the colloform habit typical of steatite. The coloration varies in gray-green / light green tones with a slightly waxy luster, characteristic of a talc-rich composition. The compact and harmonious morphology makes the piece particularly interesting.
Representative sample from a classic locality, appreciable for geographic rarity and for the pleasing aesthetic rendition of the botroidal form.
An specimen of historical and collecting charm.
Seller's Story
Collectors for over 40 years, online since 1997, among the first in Europe to found and go online with a website: webmineralshop.
Giovanni, Gianfranco and Giuseppe three collectors always looking for novelties and great pieces for collecting.
If you buy more than one piece in the same auction please contact us before paying in order to reduce the shipping costs
Translated by Google TranslateBotroidal steatite from Pietranera, in the municipality of Rovegno, a historic locality in the Ligurian Apennines known among collectors for classic mineralizations. The specimen displays a well-developed botroidal fabric, with smooth and mamillated surfaces that aesthetically emphasize the colloform habit typical of steatite. The coloration varies in gray-green / light green tones with a slightly waxy luster, characteristic of a talc-rich composition. The compact and harmonious morphology makes the piece particularly interesting.
Representative sample from a classic locality, appreciable for geographic rarity and for the pleasing aesthetic rendition of the botroidal form.
An specimen of historical and collecting charm.
Seller's Story
Collectors for over 40 years, online since 1997, among the first in Europe to found and go online with a website: webmineralshop.
Giovanni, Gianfranco and Giuseppe three collectors always looking for novelties and great pieces for collecting.
If you buy more than one piece in the same auction please contact us before paying in order to reduce the shipping costs
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Mineral form
Botroidal steatite.
Weight
160 g
Origin (region/city)
Pietranera, Rovegno, Liguria
Country of origin
Italy
Height
6 cm
Width
5 cm
Depth
2 cm
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