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Baumhauerite (ex Bern Mus. Coll.)
- Lengenbach Quarry, Binn Valley, Wallis, Switzerland
- Small Cabinet, 6.9 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm
- Start Time: 05/03/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/13/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
From the famous Type Locality for this rare lead, arsenic sulfosalt species, here is an excellent representative specimen with a 1.2-cm area of metallic-bright, striated, intergrown crystals in a protected cavity, associated with complimentary realgar in a sugary dolomite matrix with pyrite bands. This is a large, robust, exposed, display-quality piece. Ex Bern Museum Collection and a well-respected European rare species collector. Valued $250-300