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Malachite ps Azurite with Arsentsumebite ps Mimetite and Cerussite
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
- Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 4.3 x 4.4 cm
- Start Time: 07/22/2021 7:15:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/29/2021 6:35:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $410
Item Description
Numerous, thick-bladed Malachite pseudomorphs after Azurite dominate this piece that is highlighted around the periphery with bright green aggregates of Arsentsumebite after Mimetite. This double pseumorph rarity is a well composed piece with the Malachite replacement completely preserving the morphology of the Azurite crystals it replaced. The Malachite pseudomorphs range up to 2.5 cm and have a lovely satin, almost shimmering, luster to them. The contrasting bright, almost glowing, green, crudely crystalline replacement of Asentsumebite after Mimetite provides a great color contrast around the periphery transitioning to the base of the piece. There is a late growth that came later of a sprinkling of lustrous, 1 to 3 mm whitish Cerussite crystals sprinkled on the two prominent Malachite after Azurite pseudomorphs and then a few scattered about the Asentsumebite base.
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Bidding History
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$410 | 07/29/2021 6:27:36 pm (CDT) |
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