Siderite ps. After Calcite Obodda Coll.

Turt Mine, Satu Mare Co., Romania
Small Cabinet, 6.4 x 3.9 x 3.5 cm
Start Time: 01/19/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/23/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

The Turt Mine is an ancient Pb-Zn mine, with modern mining staring in 1973. An outstanding and aesthetic epimorph from this well-known mine. Sparkly brown siderite has multiply pseudomorphed a striking, immaculately placed, 2.5 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm, sharp, calcite rhomb. The multiple thin layers of siderite on the hollow epimorphs are indeed striking. The matrix is smaller pseudos and siderite clusters with a very nifty overgrowth of glassy calcite rhombs. A very fine pseudo with superb aesthetics and sculptural quality from the Herb Obodda Collection # 3160. Value???

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