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Spinel-twinned Silver xls w/ Calcite (Trimingham Coll.)
- New Nevada Mine, Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Miniature, 3.5 x 2.3 x 1.0 cm
- Start Time: 03/20/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 03/27/2014 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Classic and excellent Batopilas silver from the famous early 1980s finds. Elongated spinel-twinned silver crystals in a beautiful herringbone pattern are attached to the calcite matrix on this very elegant miniature. Some of the twins are coated with acanthite and have a pretty variable patina. A choice and aesthetic specimen. Ex Bob Trimingham Collection and purchased from me at the Executive Inn in Tucson in l997 for $180. It is worth more today.