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Zircon (rare CO)
- Eureka Shaft, Cheyenne Dist., El Paso Co., Colorado
- Thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
- Start Time: 12/01/2014 11:45:00 am (CST)
- End Time: 12/04/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Mineral specimens of ANY species are RARE from this extinct fluorite mine. A sharp, highly lustrous, 1.8 cm, brown, zircon octahedron is jauntily set in quartz matrix and is nicely accented with smaller zircons. Contacting on one side is entirely or mostly out-of-sight in the primary display views. Choice and rare Colorado zircon. Faint yellow SW UV fluorescence. Valued by the former dealer at $400.