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Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite and Galena (rich Colorado ore) ex Mullane Coll.
- Gunnison County, Colorado
- Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 4.7 x 4.6 cm
- Start Time: 03/01/2009 8:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 03/05/2009 8:00:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An EXCELLENT, very showy, old-time combination sulfide specimen from the Mullane Collection and an unknown mine in the historic, Gunnison County of Colorado. Several large, lustrous, golden-brassy, chalcopyrite crystals to 2.5 cm are nicely set in lustrous, black sphalerite crystals and massive, blocky, gray galena. There is some contacting on the sides, but this remains a very highly representative, showy and rich copper-zinc-lead ore specimen from a mineral-rich Colorado county. Not often available, as it was usually smelted down for rich ore.