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Gold in Quartz (old classic) ex Harvard Coll.
- Berezovsk, Ekaterinburg, Middle Urals, Russia
- Miniature, 4.4 x 3.0 x 1.7 cm
- Start Time: 03/21/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/01/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An old-time and rich specimen of hackly gold in crystallized quartz from the first and oldest gold mining region in Russia - Berezovsk. Ex Harvard Museum Collection. This piece almost certainly dates to the 19th century, but no proof by label. Important for the locale, this was also the type locality for crocoite and is a very complex, rich, economic orebody.