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Hematite kidney ore (Sutcliffe Coll.)
- Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
- Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 8.7 x 5.8 cm
- Start Time: 09/01/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 09/06/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A striking and very unusually formed two-sided, hematite kidney ore specimen from the famous Florence Mine. The front is composed of large, globular, very irregularly shaped, lustrous, mottled rust-red, hematite botryoids. The back is distinctively different, being classic, bubbly, botryoidal, lustrous, rust-red hematite. Classic, yet very uncommon two-sided material recovered in the early 1970s mining operations. Ex Ralph Sutcliffe Collection, noted English collector and dealer. Valued at $750 for unique character.