Bournonite ("cogwheel" on matrix) (new find)

Item Description

This specimen was collected very recently (within the last few months). It hails from one of the most exciting Bolivian locality of the last 10 years. It hosts a fully-crystallized, very good sized, attractive, tabular, metallic, lustrous, silvery-grey color, "cogwheel"-shaped crystal that measures 3.2 x 2.6 cm with good form and is aesthetically propped upon micro grey Quartz crystal matrix. The piece is very aesthetic, and the Bournonite crystal is complete all the way around. Certainly one of the best from the new find that I have handled. For the quality, these new specimens have created a lot of excitement, so much so that one of the best pieces was featured on the cover of the March/April 2009 Issue of the Mineralogical Record! This piece is from the same mine and certainly could have been found very near the cover piece. Bournonite is rarely seen in crystals this size from any locality in the world. Valued at $1500 for the size and attractive form