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Mohawkite (slabbed & polished)
- Mohawk Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan
- Miniature, 4.0 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm
- Start Time: 12/18/2016 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/22/2016 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Mohawkite is a rare mixture of algodonite, domeykite and arsenic-rich copper and is only found only two places in the world - both on the Keweenaw Peninsula. The Mohawk Mine is obviously the Type Locality. This sculptural 1.5-ounce or 42 gram nugget has been polished and sawed on two ends 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.
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