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Fluorite and Galena on Pyrite (New Find)
- Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
- Small Cabinet, 7.4 x 5.9 x 4.9 cm
- Start Time: 03/25/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 03/31/2011 6:32:20 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
The Huanzala mine in Peru has produced some of the most attractive and impressive fluorites from all of South America and this impressive combination specimen is from a recent find in mid-January, 2010. Vibrant, pretty pink, lightly frosted and translucent, fluorite cuboctahedrons are aesthetically set on the mounded, sculptural matrix of mirror-bright, brass-yellow, pyrites and superbly complimented by lustrous, metallic-gray, galena cuboctahedrons. The dramatic large flurorite is a large, 3.3 cm. This very fine example is in excellent shape, with only a trivial bit of periphery wear. Valued at $750-950. SUPER purple fluorescence.