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Mohawkite
- Mohawk-Ahmeek Area, Keweenaw County, Michigan
- Miniature, 3.9 x 2.8 x 1.0 cm
- Start Time: 07/10/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/15/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Mohawkite, a rare compound of silver, copper, arsenic, cobalt, nickle and iron, is found only one place in the world - in the Mohawk-Ahmeek area of Keweenaw County in Michigan (making this obviously the Type Locality). This sculptural 1.8-ounce or 53 gram nugget has been polished to show its pretty silvery tone with a strong hint of gold. A few years back we acquired the only available stash we know about of this material, which was mined in the 1950s. It had been sitting in a garage for a long, long time.