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Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite (rare old classic) Trimingham Coll.
- Phoenix United Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England
- Small Cabinet, 6.0 x 5.0 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 05/02/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/08/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A rare and rich old-time specimen from this famous Cornwall mine. Sparkly needles and hairs of bright brick-red chalcotrichite richly fill several attractively set vugs in sulfide and quartz matrix with an unidentified pastel-green copper oxide. Seldom available in this richness and quality from this locale. Ex Bob Trimingham Collection, whose label states this piece came with an "Old beautifully hand-printed label states this is a R. Talling specimen, c. 1858, from the "190 fathom level."