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Utahlite (Variscite - old, very rare) ex Sorbonne viewBack to Weekly COLLECTION LIQUIDATION AUCTIONS - Dec 22,2011

Manhattan District, Nye Co., Nevada
  • Starting Time:12/15/2011 06:30:00 PM(CST)
  • Ending Time:12/22/2011 06:31:42 PM(CST)
  • Time Left:Auction Is Closed

  • Size:4.5 x 3.7 x 3.0 cm
  • Size Description:Miniature

Description:Utahlite is an obsolete old synonym for variscite. This is an EXTREMELY RARE, OLD and rich specimen is from the Manhattan District of Nevada. Classic, pretty blue-green variscite richly covers three sides of the matrix. This probably unique piece comes with an old label from the Sorbonne Museum with a March 21, 1928 date on the back.