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Calcite on Barite (Miller Calcite & Cynthia Payne Coll.)
- Montreal Mine, Gogebic Range, Iron Co., Wisconsin
- Small Cabinet, 6.9 x 5.4 x 4.2 cm
- Start Time: 11/20/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 11/29/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An exceptional and aesthetic calcite on barite combination from this closed (before 1967) underground iron mine. Rounded clusters of intergrown calcite rhombs are strikingly festooned on the sculptural, 3-dimensional cluster of intergrown, iron oxide-tinted barite blades. A fine older 360-degree specimen. Faint orange fluorescence. Ex Miller Calcite Collection # 853 and Cynthia Payne Collection. Priced by the former dealer at $450.