Celestine Crystal on matrix - Height: 12 cm - Width: 9 cm- 509 g - (1)

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Celestine crystals on a textured matrix with quartz from Madagascar, 12 cm high, 9 cm wide, 7 cm deep, weighing 509 g, in good to very good collector condition.

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An attractive cabinet specimen from the Bent Hansen Mineral Collection, featuring numerous honey-yellow Celestite crystals associated with pale grey to colourless crystalline Quartz.
The specimen displays rich golden-yellow crystal aggregates distributed across a highly textured matrix, with numerous small cavities and sparkling crystal faces.
The warm yellow colour contrasts beautifully with the transparent and greyish crystals, creating an appealing three-dimensional composition.
The specimen has been historically catalogued as “Celestit – Madagascar”, preserving its original mineral identification and country of origin.
Condition: Good to very good collector condition. The specimen displays numerous well-formed crystals with natural contact areas and minor edge irregularities. No obvious restoration is visible in the photographs.

An attractive cabinet specimen from the Bent Hansen Mineral Collection, featuring numerous honey-yellow Celestite crystals associated with pale grey to colourless crystalline Quartz.
The specimen displays rich golden-yellow crystal aggregates distributed across a highly textured matrix, with numerous small cavities and sparkling crystal faces.
The warm yellow colour contrasts beautifully with the transparent and greyish crystals, creating an appealing three-dimensional composition.
The specimen has been historically catalogued as “Celestit – Madagascar”, preserving its original mineral identification and country of origin.
Condition: Good to very good collector condition. The specimen displays numerous well-formed crystals with natural contact areas and minor edge irregularities. No obvious restoration is visible in the photographs.

Details

Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Celestine
Mineral form
Crystal on matrix
Supplement
Quartz
Weight
509 g
Country of origin
Madagascar
Height
12 cm
Width
9 cm
Depth
7 cm
DenmarkVerified
17
Objects sold
Private

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