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Cuprian Aragonite
- Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China
- Cabinet, 13.4 x 11.0 x 5.4 cm
- Start Time: 02/12/2009 8:15:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/19/2009 8:15:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A large specimen of aragonite from Wenshan, where the pretty blue hemimorphites come from - but these cupric aragonites get their color from the copper content. They look a lot like coral, and chemically, are very similar - but created by stalactitc deposition rather than deposition by tiny sea creatures!