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Crocoite (Trimingham Coll.)
- Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
- Small Cabinet, 8.8 x 6.2 x 5.0 cm
- Start Time: 05/22/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/29/2014 6:31:18 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Glassy, gemmy, highly lustrous, reddish-orange, crocoite crystals to 1.8 cm in a striking jackstraw pattern richly and aesthetically fill a sculptural vug in sturdy gossan matrix on this very showy and highly representative specimen from the famous Red Lead Mine of Tasmania. These crystals have exceptionally high gemminess and glassiness! Excellent older material from the from the Bob Trimingham Collection and acquired in 1980 from The Collector in Fallbrook. Valued at $600-750 today.