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Suredaite (ultra rare - Type Locality)
- Level 7, Oploca mine, Pirquitas, Jujuy, Argentina
- Thumbnail, 1.8 x 1.0 x 0.4 cm
- Start Time: 03/01/2010 1:30:00 am (CST)
- End Time: 03/04/2010 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Suredaite is an ultra rare lead, tin sulfosalt unique in the world to the abandoned Oploca Mine of Northwestern Argentina. Crystals were never common, but the crest of this thumbnail sliver hosts numerous acicular suredaite crystals. Ex Dr. Werner Paar Collection. Valued at $100-200 for extreme rarity and richness.