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Gem Sphalerite (classic locale) ex Don Boydston Coll.
- Las Manforas Mine (Aliva Mine), Camaleno, Cantabria, Spain
- Miniature, 4.4 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
- Start Time: 11/11/2009 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 11/19/2009 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Classic, old-time, highly desirable material from the famous Picos de Europa Mountains of Spain. A striking cluster of sharp, lustrous, gem, orange-red sphalerite crystals in complex, sub-parallel formation. The transparency and color of the sphalerite is exceptional, as the backlit photo highlights. Contacted on the lower left, but no damage, per se. See the article in the Mineralogical Record, May-June, 1996: Famous Mineral Localities: The Picos de Europa Lead-Zinc Deposits, Spain.