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Smithsonite (Dr. Gary Hansen)
- El Refugio Mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico
- Small Cabinet, 7.4 x 3.4 x 1.4 cm
- Start Time: 02/02/2013 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/14/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Bubbly, botryoidal, tranlucent, pastel-pink, smithsonite envelopes the matrix on this showy and classic specimen from the El Refugio Mine at Choix, Mexico. Old - 1960s or 1970s vintage. Ex Dr. Gary Hansen Collection. The one botryoid was contacted against another, but has no damage, per se. Excellent material. This essentially mined out locale was documented in a 2011 Mineralogical Record Special Issue.