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Goethite on Quartz (old classic) Ex Fioravanti Coll.
- Restormel Mine, St Austell District, Cornwall, England
- Small Cabinet, 7.4 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm
- Start Time: 01/25/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/31/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
This historic old Cornwall iron mine opened in the 1700s and closed in 1883. Sparkly, rosettes of gray/black goethite blades fully line the sculptural vug in quartz matrix on this showy and excellent combination old-timer from the Giancarlo Fiorvanti Collection. It was obtained in an exchange with the Geological Museum of Birmingham City in 1977. This is an uncommon, very fine and rich specimen of this goethite varietal.