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Stibnite (Stoudt Coll.) - rare locale
- Alimon Mine, Huaron mining district, Pasco Department, Peru
- Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm
- Start Time: 03/24/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 03/29/2012 7:10:10 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Intergrown jackstraw sprays of moderately lustrous prismatic stibnite crystals attached to brecciated quartz matrix form a very fine and aesthetic specimen from the famous Alimon Mine at Hauron. 360-degree visibility on this dramatic piece. A showy specimen from this noted locale from the mid-1980s to early 1990s mining period. Ex Dave Stoudt Collection # 967. Such Peruvian stibnites are extremely rare today on the market. valued $500-750