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Acanthite (self-collected by Ed Bancroft)
- Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Miniature, 4.2 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 06/07/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/14/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Splendent, blocky, sharp, battleship-gray, acanthite crystals are richly and attractively scattered on the columnar matrix on this showy piece from the famous silver mines at Guanajuato. A sharp miniature! The crystals reach 7 mm. Self-collected by Ed Bancroft, circa 1980, while with his well-known father, Pete Bancroft. valued $750-900