Kutnohorite & Aragonite (Ted Bartels Coll.)

Levane, Bucine, Arezzo Province, Tuscany, Italy
Toenail, 3.1 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm (largest of 2)
Start Time: 10/18/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/25/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed

Item Description

Tiny gem aragonite needles and spherical clusters of tan kutnahorite crystals line the vugs of both sides of the this cute and classic thumbnail geode pair. The vugs are lined with white aragonite, that fluoresces white. Read about the 1970 find in the MINDAT article at: https://www.mindat.org/article.php/2297/Kutnahorite+and+Aragonite+%28English+version%29. The locality is also referenced in a 1994 MIneralogical Record article. Ex Ted Bartels Collection.

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