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Johannsenite (RARE)
- North Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
- Miniature, 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm
- Start Time: 05/30/2009 6:20:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/04/2009 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Johannsenite is a RARE pyroxene group silicate and this EXCELLENT, very rich specimen features HUGE, blocky, highly lustrous, olive-green crystals to 1.2 cm on matrix. This is also a RARE and EXCEPTIONAL locality piece from the famous North Mine at Broken Hill, Australia. Ex T.M. Phetteplace and Jaime Bird Collections. I have seen only a few Broken Hill johannsenites and usually reference level material is valued at several hundred $$$. THis should be, as it is quite display-worthy and has large crystals, $500-750 range