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Leifeite with Aegirine and Serandite
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This is a fine leifite miniature with well-balanced aesthetics. This "contrasty" piece has white natrolite that sets off black, prismatic aegirine crystals with a splash of pink serandite, culminating in a 2cm, radial cluster of off-white, silky lustered leifite at the very top! Leifite is a sodium beryllium aluminum silicate and was not common at Mont Saint-Hilaire; however, when leifite-bearing cavities were encountered, it was usually abundant in those cavities. A beautiful display piece! Ex Gilles Haineault, from the 1990s finds.
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| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2024 | Unknown Owner | Not disclosed |
| — | 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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