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Galena on Pyrite (ex Al McGuinness Collection)
- Mogul Mine (Garryard Mine; International Mogul Mines), Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
- Miniature, 5.0 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
- Start Time: 01/01/2015 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/08/2015 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A hard to find and very eye-catching display specimen featuring sharp, lustrous, cuboctahedra of metallic silvery Galena with minor sparkling golden underlain Pyrite on matrix. The largest Galena measures 1.1 cm across. You just don't see any of these on the market anymore, and how often does one have the chance to buy Irish minerals? The piece comes with a label from well known California dealer and collector, Al McGuinness, the namesake for the magnesium copper carbonate, McGuinessite (see http://minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=789 for more info)