Sharp Willemite xls (fluorescent) Ted Bartels Coll.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Sussex Co., New Jersey
Miniature, 3.5 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Start Time: 07/28/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/02/2018 6:43:08 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

An exceptional and aesthetic Sterling Mine willemite minature. Two striking, pristine, parallel-growth, sharly terminated, moderately translucent, lustrous, pinkish-brown trigonal crystals are beautifully set in the calcite matrix. The large crystal is 2.7 cm. Bright green and pink fluorescence, as you would expect. From the Ted Bartels Collection and comes with a Gerstmann's label, well-known Franklin collectors and dealers, dating from the early 1960s to 1980. RARE, old-time material of superb quality and very seldom on the market. Valued at $200-300.

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