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Uranocircite (Type Locality) ex Philadephia Acad. Coll.
- Streuberg Quarry, Falkenstein, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
- Miniature, 3.6 x 2.4 x 0.7 cm
- Start Time: 11/05/2009 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 11/12/2009 7:12:52 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
The famous Streuberg Quarry of Saxony, Germany is the Type Locality for uranocircite. This old-time specimen features lustrous, canary-yellow plates richly covering the thin plate of quartz. Uranocircite was discovered in 1877. I would not doubt that this piece was acquired by the famed Philadelphia Academy of Sciences soon thereafter, as the specimen comes with an old label in German.