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Aikinite in core (rare & rare locale) Soregaroli Coll.
- 5000 Level, Boss Mountain Mine, British Columbia, Canada
- Small Cabinet, 5.2 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm
- Start Time: 08/23/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/28/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Aikinite is a relatively uncommon lead, copper, bismuth sulfosalt. It is VERY RARE from this obscure molybdenum mine, where specimens of any species are rare. A couple bright, silvery-black, primatic crystals aikinite crystals to 1.0 cm with pyrite are embedded in one end of the quartz-rich core. Rare and desirable material from this mine from the Art Soregaroli Collection.