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Native Platinum nugget (old CA) ex Ordway Coll.
- Siskiyou County, California
- Thumbnail, 0.7 x 0.6 x 0.2 cm
- Start Time: 09/04/2016 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 09/08/2016 6:32:41 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Native platinum nuggets from the placer deposits of Siskiyou County, California are a very rare and highly desirable species. This is a rare, old locality for placer nuggets. It is a shiny, typically rounded, 7 mm, placer nugget with nice scalloped textural features on both sides. Mass is 3.5 carats or 0.7 gram. Older material and seldom available on the market. Ex Al Ordway Collection, a noted California collector.
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