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Metazeunerite (rare) ex Barstow and Fioravanti Coll.
- Wheal Edward, Botallack, St Just District, Cornwall, England,
- Small Cabinet, 5.9 x 4.3 x 2.1 cm
- Start Time: 12/24/2012 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/03/2013 6:34:30 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Metazeunerite is a rare hydrated copper, uranium arsenate found in the oxidized zones of arsenic-bearing hydrothermal uranium deposits. Bright green spherical clusters of tetragonal crystals are richly and attractively scattered on the front and back of the sculptural gossan matrix. Ex Giancarlo Fioravanti Collection and obtained from the Richard Barstow Collection in 1977