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Kutnohorite with Aragonite (ex Willard Wulff Collection)
- Valdarno, Arezzo Province, Tuscany, Italy
- Toenail, 3.1 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
- Start Time: 06/16/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/27/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A classic Kutnohorite and Aragonite association from the well known locality in Tuscany. This piece features soft brown colored Kutnohorite associated with prismatic colorless Aragonite in a crystal-lined vug. This piece comes from the collection of Willard W. Wulff (1904-1998) of Colorado Springs, Colorado, a prominent figure and collector of Colorado minerals. Wulff was one of the founding members of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society in 1936. You can read Willard's bio on the Mineralogical Record website here ( http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=1528 ). The specimen come with a hand-written label on the bottom of "Perky" box that says it was acquired in 1990.
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