Paratellurite & Emmonsite (rare Colorado)

Klondike Mine, Bonanza Dist., Saguache Co., Colorado
Small Cabinet, 9.8 x 7.4 x 6.2 cm
Start Time: 01/19/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/23/2014 6:32:43 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Paratellurite and emmonsite are rare tellurites and are EXTREMELY RARE in combination from this obscure, extinct Colorado gold-lead-silver mine. This sculptural piece of rich ore includes a large pod, of sparkly, microcrystalline lead-gray paratellurite in quartz-rich matrix richly covered with green emmonsite. Collected in 1934, according to the label from a major rarities collector. A MUST for the locality or species collector. Value???

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