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Wendwilsonite (Co-Type Locality, with signed label)
- Bou Azzer District, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco
- Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm
- Start Time: 12/25/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/06/2015 6:00:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A very rich, completely lined pocket of fine, sparkly, gemmy to translucent crystals of Wendilsonite. The raspeberry-red crystals are about 1 mm in size, and the luster is very good. Bou Azzer is the Co-type Locality for this rare arsenate, along with the Sterling Mine of New Jersey. Wendwilsonite is the rare magnesium analogue of Roselite. A very fine specimen. The label included is even autographed by Wendel Wilson! Last purchased for $380 soon after this new species was named, in the mid 1990s.