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Tetrahedrite (mined 1977)
- Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
- Miniature, 4.1 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
- Start Time: 05/02/2013 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/09/2013 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Even though the Sweet Home mine is most famous for its Rhodochrosite specimens, the most significant sulfide in the mine is Tetrahedrite. This specimen a very nice predominant Tetrahedrite crystal measuring 6 mm with good luster, sharpness and a slight amount of iridescent Bornite. The piece is an older specimen (prior to Collector's Edge mining operations), and was collected by Richard Kosnar and Dave Bergman in the late 1970s.