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GLAUBERITE

THIS IS A RARE OPAL PINAPPLE ONLY FOUND IN WHITE CLIFFS NSW AUSTRALIA.

THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN BETWEEN 300-500 SUCH SPECIMENS FOUND THERE. THEY ARE FORMED AS A RESULT OF PRECIOUS OPAL REPLACING GLAUBERITE [A SULFATE MINERAL] -SUCH  SPECIMENS ARE KNOWN AS PSEUDOMOROPHS. AS THEY STILL EXHIBIT THE EXTERNAL CRYSTAL FORM THEY HAVE REPLACED. THE GLAUBERITE CRYSTAL IS BELIEVED TO HAVE FORMED UNDER GLACIAL CONDITION WHICH LATER DISSOLVED LEAVING THE VOID TO BE FILLED WITH OPAL THE PSUDOMORPHS ARE FORMED IN THE PINEAPPLE BAND NEAR THE OPAL FEEDER WITH LESSER -SHAPED PIECES FURTHER AWAY ,THIS SPECIMEN HAS TOUCH OF PURPLE  COLOUR ON ONE SIDE

WEIGHT 870 CTS APPROX

SIZE 77  X 66  X 62 MM APPROX

all shipping as indicated, all items to be paid within 5 days of the sale or items will be relisted and reported as unpaid items. Pls do not wait for invoice to be sent as this delays the item shipment just click send money in paypal. Pls pay via paypal. There is a flat fee per item, no combined shipping discount available. Some items may be posted from our office in usa.

INSURANCE IS OPTIONAL. PLEASE EMAIL ME BEOFRE ITEM ENDS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING INSURANCE. FED EX AND EMS IS UPON REQUEST - CHARGES APPLY.

pls note sometimes it takes 1-3 dyas after you have paid via paypal , for the item to show as paid on opalauctionsite, office is closed on saturdays and sundays, so all queries will be answered in the order it was received, after the payment is received it takes 2-4 days to dispatch the item  or even longer if the items are in transit from australia to usa office,,we do so, so we can provide fast postage with tracking numbers

IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OUR SHIPPING AND HANDLING POLICIES PLS DO NOT BID ON OUR ITEMS

ALL RETURNS with in 7 days of the receipt of the item - store credit only GOODS TO BE RETURNED TO OUR TUCSON OFFICE IN USA ONLY s patel p o box 65209 tucson az 85728 NO REFUNDS

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