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Orpiment (classic 2001 find)
- Cut 62, Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada
- Miniature, 5.3 x 4.9 x 4.1 cm
- Start Time: 04/13/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/18/2013 6:39:35 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A beautiful and colorful plate of extremely lustrous, golden-yellow, gemmy orpiment crystals with flashes of yellow fire and chisel terminations from the 2001 find at the famous Twin Creeks Gold Mine of Nevada. The impressive large crystal is 1.9 cm on this specimen. The crystals GLOW when backlit. This gorgeous piece is from Cut 62 of the mine, one of the major producing areas. This fine specimen has only modest periphery wear, mostly out-of-sight in the display views. Twin Creeks orpiment of this quality is comparable to any worldwide locality. Valued at $750-900 today. Pieces of this quality and crystal size only come from recycled collections.