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Sulvanite on Quartz & Calcite (rare) Trimingham Coll.
- Mercur Mine, Mercur Dist., Tooele Co., Utah
- Small Cabinet, 7.4 x 5.8 x 4.1 cm
- Start Time: 04/09/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/16/2015 6:34:45 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Sulvanite is a very rare copper vanadium sulfide which rarely forms nice large crystals. Compound cubic crystals, to a few millimeters, are nicely clustered and scattered on the massive calcite matrix with remnant etched quartz fragments. The underlying matrix is laminated shale. Quite rare from the famous Mercur District. Ex Bob Trimingham Collection. Significant for species vand valued $500