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Skutterudite (1970s) Belsky Coll.
- Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Prov., Morocco
- Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 4.5 x 2.6 cm
- Start Time: 12/29/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/05/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Sharp, moderately lustrous, battleship-gray, intergrown skutterudite crystals to 2.2 cm form a showy mounded oval on this rich and excellent older specimen from Bou Azzer. The bit of bruising is a very modest detraction. Ex Howard Belsky Collection and comes with a 1970s-era Lidstrom's label with a $45 price. These were just starting to come out of Morocco at that time and caused much excitement for the large crystals. Definitely not cheap for the time.