Fluorite, Barite & Hemimorphite (Cowan Coll.)

Sunshine no. 1 Adit, Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico
Small Cabinet, 5.4 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm
Start Time: 06/20/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/27/2013 6:31:04 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Beautiful, gemmy, sky-blue, fluorite cubes cover the front and are strikingly bisected by a 2.8 cm tapered barite blade. Nifty sprays of water-clear, hemimorphite blades on the right side of the piece are a very fine accent. Hemimophite is RARE from the Sunshine no. 1 adit at Blanchard. The barite blade has a modest bit of edge wear, which is certainly not a detraction. An excellent, very showy and rare combination piece from Blanchard from the Paul Cowan Collection. Super purple fluorescence!

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