Very rich Nagyagite (Type Locality - old) Eric Asselborn Coll.

Sacarimb (Nagyag), Hunedoara Co., Romania
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 5.0 x 4.4 cm
Start Time: 12/21/2017 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/04/2018 6:38:34 pm (CST)
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Item Description

An outstanding and rich nagyagite small cabinet from its Type Locality in the mid-1800s. Lustrous, silver-metallic, compound bladed nagyagite crystals to a very large 2.8 cm are aesthetically clustered on this very fine specimen. The sculptural host matrix is contrasting rhodochrosite and quartz. This is a classic association, but highly unusual in such visually attractive specimens overall. This is an important locality specimen, very nice to look at, and for the price I think a good bargain to own one of these in any appreciable sized specimen. It has an excellent provenance, coming from the Eric Asselborn Collection. Valued at $2500-3000 for richness and exceptional crystal size.

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