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Fluorite, Calcite, Heulandite & Pyrite (rare combo) Zigras Coll.
- Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston, Litchfield Co., Connecticut
- Small Cabinet, 8.6 x 6.5 x 3.8 cm
- Start Time: 10/02/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/10/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A very rare fluorite combination specimen from a single famous find in the 1960s, as they dug a railroad cut near this dam site. Few specimens turn up today, and this one is not only a beautiful fluorite, but has a great assemblage of accenting minerals. It has the most fluorite I have yet seen on a single specimen from this small old find. The lustrous, translucent, stepped-growth fluorites are sea-green with purple accents. The snow-white calcite plates, heulandite blades and pyrites are fine accents. Nice fluorescence to the fluorite and calcite. Ex. James Zigras Collection. Valued at $1000 for quality, combination and rarity.