Millerite on Chalcedony (Whitmore Coll.)

Kaser Quarry, Ollie, Keokuk Co., Iowa
Small Cabinet, 9.9 x 6.6 x 5.4 cm
Start Time: 02/01/2011 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/17/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A striking and excellent millerite specimen from the famous Kaser Quarry of Iowa. The dramatic, very aesthetically placed, 3.1 cm, nested vug filled with fine, hair-like millerite needles jackstraw radiating sprays sits atop a sculptural matrix of chalcedony. The millerite needles are supremely soft to the touch! Ex Robert Whitmore Collection. HAND DELIVERY ONLY, PLEASE. NOTE

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