Arsenopyrite & Calcite on Quartz (Soregaroli Coll.)

Panasqueira Mine, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Small Cabinet, 6.5 x 6.4 x 4.5 cm
Start Time: 10/25/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 11/01/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A dramatic and sculptural 360-degree combination from this famed locale. A striking 3.0 cm rosette of brilliant, striated, silver-metallic arsenopyrite crystals with tiny brown siderite rhombs, cloaked in calcite rhombs is artistically set on the side of a glassy, translucent quartz crystal with a water-clear termination. Flattened calcite rhombs preferentially envelope most of the quartz crystal, including the base. Complete all-around and essentially pristine. You can barely tell, that the back of the quartz termination is gently bruised. Exceptional, aesthetic and classic combination material from the Art Soregaroli Collection.

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