Wadeite with Orthoclase and Aegirine
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A spectacular, perhaps best-of-size-class thumbnail-specimen of wadeite in unusually sharp and lustrous crystals. Wadeite is a very rare potassium-zirconium silicate.The cluster nicely situated atop a natural pedestal shows off a 1.5 cm compound crystal perched atop of an orthoclase-aegirine matrix. Details of the termination show three hexagonal prisms from 3 to 5 mm, making for a very sculptural termination - which is almost unheard of in this species. If the composition and aesthetic positioning on the piece isn't enough, the wadeite is a beautiful pale lavender color and resembles an apatite crystal in appearance and the cluster sits adroitly on cream colored orthoclase crystals that are accented with a spray of thin, black aegirine crystals that span a small gap between orthoclase crystals. This is a significant thumbnail combination specimen for the species! Ex Paul Stahl Collection, and obtained by him in the 1990s from the Fersman Museum (Moscow) deaccessions at a show in Munich.
Product details
SpeciesAegirine, Orthoclase
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.6 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Added on04/17/2026
LocalityRussia, Murmansk Oblast, Eveslogchorr Mt
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 04/2026 | Unknown Owner | $2,250.00 |
| — | The Arkenstone | Not disclosed |
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, a sodium iron pyroxene, shows jet-to-olive prisms, sharp monoclinic crystals, and radiating clusters; prized by collectors for bold color and matrix.Regional guide
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