Columbite (old classic)

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut
Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 6.4 x 5.0 cm
Start Time: 09/10/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/17/2015 6:32:52 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A rare old matrix columbite specimen from this small quarry, first opened in the 1890s. A 1.5 cm, sharp, lustrous, metallic-gray, terminated crystal is jauntily set in feldspar matrix. Rarely available in this quality and comes with an older label. A must for the locality or species collector.

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