Matrix Stibnite (uncommon) Whitmore Coll.

Baia Sprie (Felsobanya), Maramures Co., Romania
Cabinet, 10.4 x 8.4 x 5.3 cm
Start Time: 12/29/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/05/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Large matrix stibnites of this quality are quite uncommon from Baia Sprie. This is a striking two-sided vug filled with diverging jackstraw sprays of variably sized blades and needles. The crystals are splendent and show some beautiful iridescence. Every turn presents a different perspective to this dramatic specimen. This is one of the very finest and rarest stibnites in this size range, that we have offered at auction. Ex Robert Whitmore Collection # 1419. This excellent piece was collected at the very height of production in the late 1970s-early 1980s.

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