Copper xls (excellent old classic)

Turginsk Mine, Krasnoturjinsk (Bogolovsk), Middle Urals, Russia
Small Cabinet, 5.9 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm
Start Time: 09/09/2014 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/18/2014 6:44:19 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A very aesthetic stacked cluster of sharp, spinel-twinned and tetrahexahedral copper crystals with fine patina. This is a superior and pristine 360-degree floater crystal cluster. Some of the crystals hoppered. Every turn presents a strikingly different perspective! A exceptional old-timer from a classic Russian copper mining area. Specimens of this quality are quite rare. Comes with a custom-made and engraved lucite base valued at $145 (for free). Valued at $1500-1800. These are generally much more robust than the modern Kazakh coppers of superficially similar habit. In person, the difference is obvious. This is older, more rare, and more 3-dimensional.

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