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Livingstonite xls w/ Fluorite (RARE combo) David Burgess Coll.
- Khaidarkan Sb-Hg deposit, Batken, Kyrgyzstan
- Small Cabinet, 5.5 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm
- Start Time: 04/11/2019 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/18/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
RARE combination material from this less well-known Sb-Hg deposit. Brilliant, silver-metallic lathes, to 1.5 cm, of Livingstonite, a rare Hg-Sb sulfosalt are richly scattered on all sides of the hefty ore matrix. A RARE accessory are the scattered sections of purple fluorite crystals of all sides. Plus, there is a bit of red cinnabar. Purple fluorite fluorescence. Ex David Burgess Collection, for whom Burgessite is named. VERY RARE on the market in this combination.
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