Dolomite on Quartz (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Small Cabinet, 6.7 x 1.4 x 1.5 cm
Start Time: 01/10/2019 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/17/2019 6:46:07 pm (CST)
Auction Closed

Item Description

A beautiful association specimen from the Shangbao Mine. Sharp, well-formed, slightly pinkish colored rhombohedra of Dolomite measuring up to 1.0 cm on edge have formed a semi-flower-like group aesthetically perched along side a singluar iron-coated Quartz crystal to create a very showy display specimen. The piece is in good shape, though there is a tiny contact on the Quartz termination. Probably from the very early days of Shangbao as the locality given is only Leiyang. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#11728) with a Doug Parsons label. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).

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