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Wulfenite (classic locale) Chris Cowan Coll.
- Stephenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mts, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico
- Miniature, 4.0 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm
- Start Time: 08/02/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/08/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Stephenson-Bennett Mine wulfenites are a New Mexico classic. This nifty and unusual mounded miniature is covered with lustrous, translucent, spearpoint-shaped, butterscotch-colored blades to 1.8 cm. The unusual aspect is that one side of many of the blades has a preferential coating of either mottramite or iron oxides, giving the blades a color-zoned appearance. Bruised and broken blades are noted, but they are acceptable in the context of this piece. A showy and strange-looking 360-degree Stephenson-Bennett Mine wulfenite from the Chris Cowan Collection.