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Gold ("Electrum" with Quartz and Sphalerite in wallrock (slab) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
- 650 Level, Tomboy Vein, Idarado Mine, Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado
- Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 8.8 x 0.5 cm
- Start Time: 01/28/2010 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/04/2010 7:43:44 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A fantastic and historic slabbed specimen of Gold (var "Electrum") from the famous Idarado mine. The Gold has a lustrous, BRIGHT, metallic appearance, and stands out beautifully against the snow-white Quartz and black Sphalerite matrix. This piece would make a fine addition to a Colorado suite, or even more specifically, a San Juan mineral suite. It was collected by Andy Sutyak of Ouray, Colorado in 1927. The piece later went to Clancy Fleetwood (Brian Kosnar's great-grandfather), and in 1984 became part of the famous Colorado mineral collection of Richard Kosnar, whose hand-painted catalogue number (G1084Tb) is on the bottom of the specimen. Valued at $1200.