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Orpiment (large xls) Kevin Brown Coll.
- Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China
- Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm
- Start Time: 03/03/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 03/10/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A showy and colorful spray of metallic, yelllow-orange orpiment crystals in sub-parallel formation. The crystals are highly lustrous and translucent with chisel-shaped terminations. These are large crystals for the locale. Complete all-around and pristine. Along with those from Peru and Nevada, these rank with the best-crystallized orpiments in the world. Older material from the well-known Shimen Mine. Ex Kevin Brown Collection.