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Cuprian Aragonite
- Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China
- Cabinet, 9.4 x 6.9 x 6.5 cm
- Start Time: 03/01/2009 8:15:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 03/05/2009 8:15:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
We got some specimens of this pretty material from Wenshan, the famous hemimorphite locality. It looks almost like coral, and in fact, is chemically almost identical, except formed by deposition rather than tiny sea animals. The sky-blue color is from copper content.