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Chalcopyrite with Calcite ex Spence Coll
- Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
- Miniature, 4.4 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
- Start Time: 07/03/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/13/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Sharply crystallized, highly lustrous, brassy yellow crystals of chalcopyrite, to 2 cm in length, are aesthetically perched on grayish white, rhombs of calcite, to 1.2 cm across. A superb miniature! This is a style and type that is seldom seen today, though it once was common in the 1990s and early 2000s. Valued $400-600
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