Arsenopyrite ps. after Pyrrhotite (RARE - superb) Swoboda, Stout & Barratt Coll.

Naica, Saucillo Mun., Chihuahua, Mexico
Cabinet, 10.8 x 9.0 x 6.6 cm
Start Time: 07/14/2022 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/21/2022 6:35:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $625

Item Description

A superb, VERY RARE and important large pseudomorph from the famous mines at Naica. Lustrous, metallic, microcrystalline Arsenopyrite with a striking metallic bronze-brown shimmer has replaced a fabulous sculptural cluster of classic large pseudohexagonal laminated Pyrrhotite crystals. Both species are RARE from Naica making this a doubly rare pseudomorph. This exceptional pseudo has a fine provenance. It was initially in the superb pseudomorph collection of Ed Swoboda, one of America's most prominent and successful field collectors (1917-2013). He was a partner in the famed 1972 discovery of the renowned "blue-cap" tourmalines at the Tourmaline Queen Mine. See: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/swobodaedward-r/ for more history on Ed's illustrious career. The piece went to Dave Stoudt's Mexico Collection and then to the Dr. Barratt Phillips Collection. A UNIQUE large pseudomorph from Naica. Valued at $3500.

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Bidding History

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$625 07/21/2022 6:29:55 pm (CDT)
$600 07/21/2022 2:45:12 pm (CDT)
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