Aragonite (large and sharp "floater")

Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Miniature, 3.3 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm
Start Time: 11/06/2014 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/13/2014 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

This locality is known for its unique pseudomorphs of Copper after Aragonite, but this INCREDIBLY large (for the locality) "floater" specimen features a NON-pseudomorphed crystal group of VERY SHARP, and good sized white/beige pseudo-hexagonal Aragonite. The pieces shows some very slight hoppering on the prism faces, giving the piece a bit more depth, but it's the amazing sharpness and size of the crystals that makes this piece desirable. Personally, I have seen only a handful of these un-pseudomorphed pieces from Corocoro, but this is one of the more interesting and eye-catching pieces that I have offered from the locality due to the fact that it is LARGER than most I have seen from this area. They are also MUCH more rare than the pseudomorphs of Copper after Aragonite in my experience. This specimen is a very fine example of this material, and really impressive for Corocoro. If you're a Bolivian collector, or an oddities collector, don't miss out on this one, because it's one of the few I have to offer.

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