Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite (super quality "floater")

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Here is a wonderful thumbnail size specimen of the famous pseudomorphs of Copper after Aragonite from Corocoro. These floater specimens are well known from Bolivia for their great form and color, and this piece has the classic and unique pseudohexagonal shape that has made these pieces some of the most well known and highly sought after pseudomorphs around. This piece is amazingly SHARP for the material, and is top notch for quality compared to 99% of the pieces from this are that I've handled. Perhaps the most desirable aspect of this particular piece is the fact that it features a small SIDE CAR crystal aesthetically flaring out of the "top" of the piece, so it's not just single a single floater specimen, which is uncommon in my experience. There hasn't been any significant amount of these specimens on the market in approximately 25 years, and they are often only found in old collections. Good specimens from Corocoro are not seen very often these days, and I'm told that the locality was recently purchased by a Korean mining company, so collecting and obtaining specimens will become very difficult in the future.