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Wulfenite on Mimetite
- Mammoth Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona
- Small Cabinet, 9.3 x 6.1 x 4.7 cm
- Start Time: 08/08/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/12/2010 7:15:20 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
High-quality specimens from the famous Mammoth Mine at Tiger are always in demand. This striking specimen features, highly lustrous, transparent to translucent, caramel-colored wufenite crystals to 9 mm richly and aesthetically scattered on the sculptural matrix covered with starkly contrasting, yellow mimetite microcrystals. A super bonus is the rich coverage of wulfies on the back! This is a relatively large, colorful and very fine combination piece with rich coverage from this noted locale. Ex Richard Hauck Collection and comes with a Hugh Ford label dating from 1946-57. Ford was a prominent English mineral dealer living in New York after World War II. Valued at $900-1200