Calcite with Azurite and Malachite (ex Brian Kosnar and Paul Harter Collection)

Copper Rivet Mine, Sinbad Valley, Mesa County, Colorado
Small Cabinet, 5.4 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 11/06/2014 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/13/2014 6:49:52 pm (CST)
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Item Description

This piece is many years old, and is NOT a contemporary piece. This is a hard to find Calcite specimen for Colorado. The piece features a beautiful, gemmy, golden scalenohedral Calcite crystal with Malachite and Azurite. For a Colorado specimen, this is a good piece from the Western Slope with wonderful aesthetics and balance. The Calcite crystal measures 1.8 cm long. I haven't seen many specimens from this mine over the years, and I don't think there will be many of them available in the future. If you're a Colorado collector, or a collector of Calcite in general, this is a good opportunity to add a hard to find piece from this lesser known locality in western Colorado. This piece is from the Brian Kosnar collection, and originally in the collection of Paul Harter.

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