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DT Selenite included w/ Atacamite (Krause Coll.)
- Lilly Mine, Pisco Umay, Ica Dept., Peru
- Small Cabinet, 6.4 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm
- Start Time: 08/28/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 09/02/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A beautiful and aesthetic specimen from the famous 1998 find at the Lilly Mine of Peru. A striking, water-clear, doubly terminated, gypsum variety selenite crystal is included with tufts and individual crystals of gemmy, green atacamite blades. These were at first wrongly marketed as "brochantite inclusions in gypsum". A trivial bit of edgewear is noted and one side of the crystal is cleaved, but is certainly not a detraction to this striking piece. Not too of these were recovered. Ex Larry Krause Collection. MUCH BETTER IN PERSON!