Hemimorphite and Mimetite on fluorescent Willemite (rare combo)

M'fouati Mine, M'Fouati, Bouenza Department, Republic of Congo
Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm
Start Time: 01/12/2017 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/19/2017 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed

Item Description

A colorful, rich and uncommon combination specimen from this obscure mine, probably worked in the 1950s and 60s. Around 2011-2014 artisanal miners worked the locale for specimens and came up with some fine pieces. Pretty powder-blue translucent hemimorphite botryoids and and lustrous, translucent spherical aggregates of goldenrod-yellow mimetite crystals richly and aesthetically cover the mounded matrix rich in fluorescent willemite microcrystals. Valued at $950 by the former dealer. Excellent combination material.

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