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Erythrite (old - Type Locality area) Whitmore Coll.
- Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
- Small Cabinet, 8.5 x 5.3 x 4.5 cm
- Start Time: 07/08/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/14/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
The 2.0 cm long crystals of highly lustrous, iridescent magenta erythrite, resting on the side of a quartz matrix, make this both an important and a beautiful example of the classic erythrites that were the finest known to the early European mineralogists. Oxide-coated quartz crystals and galena cubes are noted on one face of the matrix. This is classic, old-time material from this noted locale, which includes the species Type Locality - the Daniel Mine. Ex Robert Whitmore Collection.