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Hematite ps. After Magnetite
- Payun volcano, Altiplano de Payun Matru, Mendoza, Argentina
- Miniature, 4.8 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
- Start Time: 03/24/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 03/29/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An aesthetic and pristine floater cluster of stacked, ultra-sharp and scintillating hematite pseudomorphs after magnetite octahedrons from the well-known 2002 find in Argentina. The stacked octos look like a pagoda and the base of the piece has striking, ribbed, skeletal features. These artistic pieces came from a volcano in a national park, where collecting is strictly prohibited. Supposedly. Anyways, this is an excellent piece and who knows when more will come now. Yes, more have come in recent years, but in subtly different styles and forms, no two the same. Impressive visual 360-degree form.