Mimetite on Quartz (RARE combo) Kay Robertson Coll.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature, 4.4 x 4.0 x 1.7 x cm
Start Time: 04/11/2019 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/18/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

RARE, rich and outstanding mimetite and quartz from Tsumeb. Gemmy, splendent, straw-yellow mimetite crystals are beautifully festooned on the RARE matrix crust of a myriad of tiny, sharp, glassy, quartz needles. Well-crystallized quartz is uncommon at Tsumeb, compared to normally massive quartz found here. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 6245 and acquired from Beth Gordon, mother of Brad van Scriver at the MSSC Show in 1970. 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). Exceptional, rich and rare mimetite and quartz from Tsumeb.

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