Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite on Dolomite and Fluorite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Cacilia (Caecilia) Mine, Freiung, Stulln, Wolsendorf West District, Wolsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Small Cabinet, 6.4 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm
Start Time: 03/15/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/22/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

This is a really attractive piece of the iconic specimens from the Cacilia Mine. Small sparkling gemmy golden-orange Sphalerites and metallic golden Chalcopyrite crystals are dotting link pink Dolomite rhombohedra on a layer of translucent green Fluorite. The Sphalerites and Chalcopyrites are small, but look beautiful up close. Good quality all around, and highly desirable on the market. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#3618). 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).

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