Native Antimony slab (old CA - 1926) Mitch Gunnell & Kay Robertson Coll.

Tom Moore Mine, Erskine Creek deposits, Kern Co., California
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 4.0 x 1.3 cm
Start Time: 08/05/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/10/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Mineral specimens are rare from this old extinct California antimony mine. Splendent massive metallic-gay native antimony partially altered to cervantite, antimony oxide, composes this RARE showy, sliced and polished end nodule. Formerly in the Mitch Gunnell Collection, a prominent Colorado collector and dealer with a 1926 date on this label and the Kay Robertson Collection # 11510. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record).

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