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Cassiterite (classic locale) ex Jaime Bird Coll.
- Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
- Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 05/01/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/06/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Cassiterite of this exceptional, old-time quality is seldom available from the historic Siglo XX Mine of Bolivia. Sharp, highly lustrous, jet-black, tetragonal, crystals comprise this showy and excellent mounded specimen from the Jaime Bird Collection. The large crystal is 1.5 cm. Pristine. Hefty for its size. Rich tin ore!