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Smithsonite (Fioravanti Coll.)
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
- Small Cabinet, 8.4 x 5.9 x 2.9 cm
- Start Time: 12/24/2012 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/03/2013 6:32:56 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Sparkling, gem-like, colorless, smithsonite crystals to about 1.3 cm are festooned on the vuggy, hefty, sulfide matrix on this showy and showy example from the famous Tsumeb Mine. Classic, older material from the Fioravanti Collection and obtained in a trade at Tsumeb in 1967.