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Cechite (Type Locality - rare) & Chervetite ex Vajdak Coll.
- Vrancice, Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
- Small Cabinet, 6.4 x 4.1 x 4.0 cm
- Start Time: 01/19/2018 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/25/2018 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Cechite is a VERY RARE Pb-Fe vanadate and the mines in the Vrancice area are the Type Locality. Chervetite is a VERY RARE Pb-vanadate. Tiny lustrous black cechite crystals fill numerous vugs in the front of the sculptural matrix and are are scattered elsewhere with patches of white chervetite noted on all sides of the piece. This is an EXTREMELY RARE and rich combination example of the rare species and locale. Ex Josef Vajdak Collection, a noted Czech specialist.
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