Hubnerite on Quartz (Wes Parker Coll.)

Yukon Mine, Howardsville, Silverton Dist., San Juan Co., Colorado
Miniature, 4.5 x 4.3 x 1.9 cm
Start Time: 03/01/2010 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 03/11/2010 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A classic and rarely seen hubnerite specimen from the Yukon Mine in the famous Silverton Mining District. Highly lustrous sprays of intergrown, reddish-brown, hubnerite blades make for a showy and excellent two-sided specimen. The blades rest on typical "San Juan quartz" that is so characteristic of the region. One of the few specimens of this material that I have ever seen. The piece was probably mined in the 1960s. Ex. Wes Parker Collection. Very uncommon and desirable material for the locality or species collector.

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