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Pyrite, Calcite & Muscovite (Soregaroli Coll.)
- Level 3, Panasqueira Mine, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
- Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
- Start Time: 10/25/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 11/01/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Lustrous, brassy pyritohedrons are richly clustered on one face of this sculptural and showy multi-dimensional small cabinet from the famous Panasqueira Mine. The pyrites rest on rosettes of intergrown, glassy, flattened calcite rhombs, which in turn rest on pearlescent muscovite plates. Modest pink calcite fluorescence. Ex Art Soregaroli Collection. Classic and excellent combination material.
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