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Calcite w/ Malachite ps. Barite (Cynthia Payne Coll.)
- Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of Congo
- Miniature, 4.3 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 10/02/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/09/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A rare and showy pseudomorph combination from this famous locale. Striking intergrown knobs of glassy, nailhead calcite rhombs host a well-placed cluster of malachite and powder-blue chryscocolla pseudomorphs after barite crystals. The back features a deep vug lined with chrysocolla and flanked by fibrous primary malachite. Essentially pristine. Excellent and uncommon two-sided combination material from the Cynthia Payne Collection.