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Mimetite on Barite (rare combo - classic locale)
- Haus Baden Mine, Badenweiler, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Small Cabinet, 8.0 x 6.8 x 4.1 cm
- Start Time: 10/21/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/27/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An outstanding, rare and showy combination specimen from this ancient lead mine. This striking old-timer features rich clusters of translucent, straw-yellow, mimetite botryoids covering a dramatic, sculptural, diverging spray of lustrous, blue-gray, parallel-growth, barite blades. The imposing crown of this piece looks like a diverging cockscomb. Barite specimens are very rare from this historic locale.