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Chrysocolla (rare - old) Fioravanti Coll.
- Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Miniature, 5.4 x 5.2 x 2.4 cm
- Start Time: 01/11/2013 12:00:00 am (CST)
- End Time: 01/17/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Chrysocolla specimens are EXTREMELY RARE from the famous Musonoi Mine. This is a striking, sculptural cluster of very unusually shaped, highly lustrous, nubby, bluish-green, chrysocolla stalactites. The large tapered stalactite looks like a turkey or chicken thigh! Old-time and rare material from the Giancarlo Fioravanti Collection, as he purchased this from the Deycolles Collection in Paris in 1964 for 50 French francs.