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Pyrite on Fluorite (RARE & rare locale) Nowakowski Coll.
- Mouth of MacKenzie River, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
- Cabinet, 10.4 x 6.0 x 4.4 cm
- Start Time: 07/16/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/23/2015 6:32:18 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Sparkly, brassy, microcrystalline pyrite cubes cover the intergrown cluster of fluorite cubes on this RARE and showy large Thunder Bay District combination from the Robert Nowakowki Collection. The glassy fluorites, to 4.5 cm on edge, are transparent to translucent, variable purple, where exposed. Neither fluorite or pyrite is listed in MINDAT from this very obscure locale. Rich purple fluorescence. A MUST for the locality or species collector. Valued by Robert at $400 for extreme rarity.
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