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Cavansite (TL)
- Owyhee Dam, Lake Owyhee Park, Malheur Co., Oregon (Type Locality)
- Miniature, 4.5 x 4.0 x 2.6 cm
- Start Time: 08/09/2010 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/24/2010 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Attractive plate of beautiful Cavansite crystals. The Cavansites are in flat radial growths that look like Morning Glorys. Really, these small mineral 'flowers' (up to 3 mm!) are quite spectacular aesthetically. First described in 1973, the Owyhee Dam Cavansites were the be-all and end-all until the great Indian discoveries of the late 1980's. Therefore, in addition to nice aesthetics, this piece has great historical and scientific importance. None have been collected in many years, to my knowledge. VERY RARE SPECIMENS like this are hard to come by and highly valued!