large Copper incl. in Calcite, Copper, etc. (Seaman Mus. & Lemanski Coll.)

Item Description

An impressive, large, sculptural old-time combination from renowned Copper Country, showcasing one fo teh most rare occurences of copper as inclusions INSIDE calcite. This imposing piece is composed of numerous desirable glassy, rich copper-included calcite crystals and hackly copper with a matrix of massive light green chlorite. The protruding "arm" of copper and calcite is remarkable. The patch of chlorite in the middle of the piece is nice contrast to the calcite and copper. Ex Roy Drier Collection, a Professor of Metallurgy at Michigan Tech and donated to the Seeman Museum following his death in 1974 (from the collection records, we know this, and will try to find the labels in the future as they are still filed away and not sorted out yet). Ex Chet Lemanski Collection and acquired in 1999. Valued at $1500-2500. Large pieces like this are seldom available!