Malachite ps. After Azurite (Roebling, Smithsonian Coll.)

Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
Toenail, 3.1 x 2.0 x 0.9 cm
Start Time: 05/30/2009 6:20:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/04/2009 6:32:30 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A SUPERB, OLD-TIME, crossed swords of sharp malachite after azurite crystals from the famous Copper Queen Mine at Bisbee. The edge of one "sword" is a contact, not a break. This historic specimen has a super provenance and certainly dates to around 1900 or earlier: ex Roebling Collection, with a low acquistion number, 2637; ex Smithsonian; ex New Mexico Bureau of Mines; and ex Jaime Bird Collection. Comes in an antique, 8.0 x 6.8 x 2.3 cm, glass-cover box. Jaime bought the piece in 1977. Valued at $1200.

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