Smithsonite (rare Arizona oldtimer!) Kay Robertson Coll.

Item Description

Smithsonite is a rare accessory from the famous Mammoth-St Anthony Mine at Tiger. This showy 360-degree translucent thumbnail botryoid has gray-green color. The juicy lustrous side is contacted with very little damage, while the other side has a matte lustre frosted face. The tiny surface indentations add character. It looks like a moon scape with craters. This famous Arizona mine closed in 1953. Ex Kay Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 3038 and acquired from Burt Jirgl in 1963. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017). See the 1980 Mineralogical Record article in the Arizona-I Special Issue, Vol. 11, No. 3. Choice, showy and rare smithsonite material from this classic Arizona locale.