Pyrargyrite (old classic) Parnau & Trimingham Coll.

Freiberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Miniature, 4.5 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
Start Time: 11/01/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 11/07/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Sharp, moderately lustrous, steel-gray, pyrargyrite crystals to 5 mm are very aesthetically clustered atop the sculptural, 3-dimensional matrix covered with spherical aggregates of tiny, sparkly calcite rhombs. Classic and excellent old-time combination material from this historic district. Ex Bob Trimingham Collection, whose labels states that this is from the Jack Parnau Collection, a well-known California collector who passed away in 1990.

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