Zinkenite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)

San Jose mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Small Cabinet, 5.6 x 5.1 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 05/30/2013 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/06/2013 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed

Item Description

A superb Zinkenite specimen from the famous San Jose mine. These specimens came out in 2006, and are among some of my favorite "new finds" from Bolivia. This piece is one of the very finest specimens that we have left to offer from this discovery. It features hundreds of excellent quality, rare, prismatic, silvery-grey "needles" of the rare sulfosalt, Zinkenite. There were only a handful of these specimens, and this one comes directly from Brian Kosnar's personal Bolivian collection. PLEASE NOTE that this specimen is soft and delicate and must be handled carefully. This is a choice specimen and a great quality piece for what it is. It has been analyzed and confirmed as Zinkenite. Valued at $700.

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