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Galkhaite (very rare thallium species)
- Getchell Mine, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
- Miniature, 5.2 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm
- Start Time: 12/20/2016 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/29/2016 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Lustrous, blood-red Galkhaite cubes to 2 mm on a nicely contrasting gray, drusy Quartz-covered matrix from the famous Getchell Mine of Nevada. The crystals are well-formed, and some even have excellent beveled edges. Galkhaite is a rare cesium, thallium, mercury sulfide. Very rare, in fact, with only a dozen localities worldwide! Valued $750
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