Hematite ps. After Magnetite (floater)

Payun volcano, Altiplano de Payun Matru, Mendoza, Argentina
Cabinet, 11.8 x 8.3 x 6.4 cm
Start Time: 10/22/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/29/2015 6:31:08 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A fantastically sculptural large specimen from this well-known 2002 find in Argentina. This stunning, sparkly metallic-gray, multi-sided floater piece is composed of two, striking, side-by-side octahedrons, clusters of smaller octos and a striking, two-sided skeletal "wing". Specimens of this size, complexity and form were very uncommon from the find. An exceptional large example, and valued $1250-1500 based on sales prices from the man who mines them and brings them to the Denver show and Tucson show. Every turn presents an entirely different perspective!

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