Laurionite (Type Locality) Vajdak Coll.

Lavrion, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Miniature, 4.3 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 10/02/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/09/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Laurionite is a rare Pb-chloride and the famous and ancient mines at Lavrion are the Type Locality. Lustrous, colorless prisms to 2 mm are noted in vugs and are embedded in the lead slag matrix on all sides of this highly representative old-time miniature from the Cilen and Josef Vajdak Collections. The piece comes with five labels. Classic material.

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