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Native Tantalum (ultra rare) Vajdak Coll.
- Pavlovskoe REE-coal Deposit, Khanka Lake, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
- Thumbnail, 2.2 x 2.1 x 1.5 cm
- Start Time: 01/30/2012 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/09/2012 6:34:24 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Native tantalum is ultra rare, found at only three places on Earth and at a Lunar landing site! This sculptural, splendent, metallic-gray, well-crystallized solid mass was first reported from this obscure Russian locality in 1998. EXTREMELY rare on the market from this locale. The specimen is in a magnifying lucite box. Ex Josef Vajdak Collection. Vajdak is a specialist in such rarities and worked often with the Czech Geological Survey