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Pyromorphite w/ Goethite (old rare classic) Hansen Coll,
- Friedrichssegen Mine, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Miniature, 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
- Start Time: 03/22/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 03/28/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Gemmy, lustrous, translucent, light brown, pyromorphite barrels to 7 mm richly and aesthetically cover the sculptural gossan matrix covered with rare for the locale, goethite botryoids. Many of the textbook, hexagonal crystals have a striking, colorful, variably shaded, iron oxide coating. An old label with a 1899 date is attached to the back. A fine display piece from the Dr. Gary Hansen Pyromorphite Collection.