Metatorbernite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Miniature, 4.7 x 3.7 x 3.6 cm
Start Time: 01/10/2019 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/17/2019 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed

Item Description

A classic specimen of the famous and now very hard to find specimens of Metatorbernite from the Shinkolobwe Mine. Beautiful rich emerald green "rosettes" of platy crystals can be seen on the top portion of specimen. Very attractive up close, and certainly a wonderful example of this beloved and sought after copper rranium phosphate. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#4803). 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).

Did You Know We Offer Custom Bases?

Learn More