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Sphalerite w/ Fluorite & Baryte (Gutierrez Coll.)
- Elmwood MIne, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
- Large Cabinet, 17.9 x 14.0 x 6.8 cm
- Start Time: 07/23/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/30/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A dramatic and classic, large mounded combination from this famed locale. Three, starkly contrasting, bladed baryte balls are strikingly lined up across the top of the lustrous, twinned sphalerite crystals, that show rubyjack translucence under bright light. Lustrous, translucent, color-zoned purple fluorite cubes are aesthetically clustered to the left of the barytes. The modest periphery wear across the top and periphery wear on the left edge are noted, but certainly have only minimal impact to the overall excellent and aesthetic quality of this large piece from the Paco Gutierrez Collection. The fluorites fluoresce purple. 5.3 pounds or 2.4 kilos mass.
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