Vesuvianite - Hamrefjell, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway - Height: 4.5 cm - Width: 2.8 cm- 74 g

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Here is a superb Norvegian specimen. If the alps (especially Italy) have produced world class vesuvianite crystals, Norway still is an excellent locality for the species. Here is an amazing specimen of deep olive green vesuvianite on matrix from Norway. Rare and lustrous.

Ex coll. P. Drain, acquired 1984 from Sondelles Gjernes.
P. Drain gathered up between the 1970's and 2010's a comprehensive collection of quality systematics specimens from all around the world, with as a focus the best specimen of each species he could find. His collection features rare minerals from rare localities.
We acquired the collection and many specimens will be offered up for auction.