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Phosgenite on Galena (old classic) Univ. of Delaware Coll.
- Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy
- Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 5.0 x 4.8 cm
- Start Time: 02/05/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/12/2015 6:46:34 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A classic, 2.5 x 1.9 x 1.2 cm, water-clear, well-striated, gem phosgenite crystal with fine smoky color is artistically set in the sparkly, granular, hematite matrix on this very fine, old-time example from the famed locale. Both ends of the crystal are contacted against the vug walls. Excellent material from this historic locale from the University of Delaware Collection. See the fine recent article in the Mineralogical Record, 2014, Vol. 45, No. 6.