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Gem Crocoite (Type Locality) w/ Pyromorphite ex Robertson Coll.
- Berezovskoe Au Deposit, Ekaterinburg, Middle Urals, Russia
- Thumbnail, 1.0 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
- Start Time: 12/10/2017 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/14/2017 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A cute complexly terminated, gem, orange-red crocoite thumbnail from the famous Type Locality. The bit of matrix hosts green pyromorphite, rare from here and a rare accessory with crocoite. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 7265 and acquired from Ron Bentley in March, 1974. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record). Probably from the Imperial Russia era, prior to World War I, but no proof. A rare and excellent thumbnail combination.
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