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Chloritoid
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Chloritoid is a strange iron-magnesium silicate mineral rarely seen in collectible crystals, and really all great specimens seem to be from one major pocket. The crystals are uniquely styled, almost triangular at first glance. This first discovery - still the world's best of species, dates to the late 1990s. So far as I am aware, Herb Obodda bought the whole pocket - or near enough - and brought them out to the USA, where they immediately went into prestigious collections of the day (and at the time, many more collectors of "trophy minerals" also pursued rare species in superb form, as well). This went directly from herb to Alex, as one of the finest thumbnails known, and remains so. Alex's note says, From: Herb Obodda (Short Hills, New Jersey), February 13, 2000, at TGMS Show, Tucson. A priceless rarity. Laszlo Kupi photo.
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SpeciesChloritoid
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.3 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm
Listed on11/07/2025
LocalityAfghanistan, Kunar, Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field
SKUSCH-264
Current owner
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