Smithsonite (Robert Fender Coll.)

Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico
Cabinet, 10.8 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
Start Time: 03/21/2010 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/01/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A gorgeous and aesthetic layered crust of translucent, waxy luster, kelly-blue to teal-blue, botryoidal smithsonite on a wedge of brecciated silicified limestone from the famous Kelly Mine. Classic and very showy older CABINET material from the Robert Fender Collection. The arrow-shaped crust is 1.5 cm thick. Valued at $750, MUCH, MUCH BETTER IN PERSON!

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