Pyrolusite (Seaman Museum & Chet Lemanski Coll.)

Taylor Mine, Alberta, Baraga Co., Michigan
Cabinet, 11.3 x 8.0 x 7.0 cm
Start Time: 12/04/2020 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/10/2020 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $604

Item Description

Striking large diverging sprays of lustrous metallic-grat pyrolusite blades form an impressive large and sculptural 360-degree specimen. This exceptional piece is from the extinct Taylor Mine, an obscure, small open-pit iron mine and nearby prospects noted for fine pyrolusite specimens. Ex Roy Drier Collection, a Professor of Metallurgy at Michigan Tech and donated to the Seeman Museum following his death in 1974. Ex Chet Lemanski Collection and acquired in 1999. Pyrolusite specimens of this size, richness and quality are rare from here. Or anywhere.

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Bidding History

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$604 12/10/2020 6:21:45 pm (CST)
$579 12/10/2020 6:21:22 pm (CST)
$575 12/10/2020 6:21:22 pm (CST)
$413 12/10/2020 11:49:14 am (CST)
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