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Smithsonite (old classic)
- Vieille Montagne (Altenberg), Moresnet, Liege Prov., Belgium
- Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 7.4 x 4.3 cm
- Start Time: 04/20/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/25/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Spherical aggregates of golden-yellow and straw-yellow, translucent, lustrous, dogtooth, smithsonite rhombs cover the 3-dimensional vug on this very rich and showy specimen. Classic and excellent old-time material from this ancient zinc mine, that closed in 1884. An important specimen.