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Torbernite on Sandstone
- Clara Mine, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Small Cabinet, 9.4 x 5.8 x 3.8 cm
- Start Time: 03/18/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 03/25/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Lustrous, tabular, green, torbernite blades richly cover one end of the porous sandstone matrix excellent specimen from a historic German locale - the Clara Mine of the Black Forest. This ancient mine opened in 1726 and silver, copper, lead, fluorite and barite have been mined there. The mine is still in operation today! Classic, very rich, older material