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Crystallized leaf Gold (uncommon locale)
- Mt Kare, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
- Thumbnail, 1.6 x 1.0 x 0.2 cm
- Start Time: 10/02/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/09/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An sculptural crystallized leaf gold thumbnail from this large and obscure gold mine. The leaf-shaped rich gold has a nubby interior with many very nifty "fingers" of hoppered spinel-twins. Specimens are seldom available from this remote locale in high mountains. Probably an older piece from the 1980s or 90s. Both sides look great.