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Beta-type-Quartz on Specularite (classic locale) Ralph Sutcliffe Coll.
- Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
- Small Cabinet, 8.5 x 7.5 x 6.0 cm
- Start Time: 07/01/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/05/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A striking, very showy and rich combination specimen from the famous Florence Mine. Scintillating, silvery metallic plates of specularite hematite line sculptural vugs in the massive hematite matrix. Textbook, sharp, glassy, beta-quartz-type crystals are scattered in the vugs. Classic material recovered in the early 1970s mining operations. Ex Ralph Sutcliffe Collection, noted English collector and dealer.