Zircon (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

McLaren mine, North Burgess Township, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada
Miniature, 4.1 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Start Time: 11/22/2018 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/29/2018 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A hard to find specimen of the gorgeous ruby red Zircons from the McLaren Mine in Ontario featuring a 1.1 cm, sharp, lustrous, gemmy, prismatic Zircon crystal with a deep red color set among pinkish Calcite with blue-green Apatite and bronze colored Mica. HARD to find on the market and a very worthwhile pickup for any collector of Zircons or Canadian minerals. Ex Kay Robertson Collection. 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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