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Metacinnabar (Ydren Coll.)
- Mt. Diablo Mine, Clayton, Contra Costa Co., California
- Small Cabinet, 6.5 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm
- Start Time: 05/30/2009 6:20:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/04/2009 6:15:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Metacinnabar is an uncommon mercury ore, worldwide. Lustrous, complexly rounded, dark gray metacinnabar crystals to 5 mm richly cover the quartz-rich matrix plate from the famous Mt. Diablo Mine of California. Ex John Ydren Collection. Older material and hard to obtain in good specimen today. Valued at $400.