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Honessite
- Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky
- Small Cabinet, 6.9 x 5.4 x 3.4 cm
- Start Time: 10/18/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/24/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Honessite is a rare hydrated sulfate. Sprays of splendent nickel-green honessite crystals are aesthetically scattered in a vug lined with drusy quartz in the limestone geode. The finest examples of the species come from this well-known Kentucky locale. Honessite is rarer than millerite ND IS FOUND IN ABOUT 1/100 OF THE GEODES THAT CONTAIN MINERALIZATION HERE.