Gypsum ("fishtail" twins) (floater specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 5.7 x 5.4 cm
Start Time: 04/04/2019 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/11/2019 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A classic example of the famous Gypsum specimens from the Red River Floodway in the form of a large "floater" aggregate loaded with sharp, lustrous, gemmy, golden colored "fishtail"-twins measuring up to 2.6 cm. This piece is in great shape overall with only a few small nicks. You don't see Gypsum like this from virtually any world locality. Valued at $500. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#7151). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).

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