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Sulfur
- El Desierto Mine, San Pablo de Napa, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
- Small Cabinet, 8.7 x 7.5 x 6.5 cm
- Start Time: 01/13/2012 6:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/19/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
From an amazingly gemmy batch of specimens that came out recently from this contemporary sulfur find. The finds of beautiful crystallized sulfur in Bolivia came at a great time, when old specimens from Sicily have become really hard to get and expensive, and only a trickle is coming from Russia. The crystals on this plate are PARTICULARLY gemmy, not opaque bright yellow, but TRANSPARENT and jewel-like (much better in person!). The camera does not come close to capturing them; they are really like bright gems - way beyond Italian or Russian sulfurs in brightness and luster! An impressive specimen highlighted by the striking church steeple-like cluster of crystals to 2.2 cm.