Arsenopyrite w/ Calcite & Quartz (classic locale)

Trepca complex, Kosovska Mitrovica, Mitrovica, Kosovo
Small Cabinet, 5.2 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm
Start Time: 05/06/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/11/2017 6:36:13 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Lustrous, sharp, blocky silver-metallic arenopyrite prisms, to 1.4 cm, cover this striking and unusual mounded 360-degree combination from the historic mines at Trepca. The top of the piece is highlighted by the three quartz points that look like a feathered headdress! Glassy, colorless to tan calcite rhombs with a few more quartz points dramatically and preferentially cascade down one side of the piece. Complete all-around and nearly pristine, with only a trivial amount of bruising. A fascinating and sculptural 360-degree combination.

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