Ferberite and Quartz ex Smale coll.

Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
Miniature, 5.2 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm
Start Time: 07/03/2019 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/30/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A showy, two-sided miniature from the famed Yaogangxian tin-tungsten mine in China. One side exhibits a cluster of at least three bladed, prismatic crystals of lustrous Ferberite crystals to 5.1cm and two of the three are doubly terminated! The oposing side consists of a cluster of variably sized Quartz crystals with main one measuring 3.5cm in length. Tiny clusters of yellow-white Muscovite are present on both sides of the piece for accent. ex Steve Smale coll.

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