Galena altered to Linarite, Caledonite & Anglesite (Robertson Coll.)

Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico
Thumbnail, 1.3 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm
Start Time: 09/08/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/13/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A colorful and classic alteration thumbnail from Bingham. Stunning, gemmy, scintillating blue linarite, glassy colorless anglesite and starkly contrasting green caledonite have partially pseudomorphed/altered a sharp galena cube. Excellent linarite. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 9962 and acquired from Dick Bideaux at the 1983 Tucson Show. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017). A classic Bingham combination thumbnail.

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