Arsenopyrite, Galena, and Calcite

Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Small Cabinet, 7.3 x 5.9 x 2.1 cm
Start Time: 12/13/2018 6:30:00 am (CST)
End Time: 01/08/2019 6:00:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Very fine combination specimen featuring Arsenopyrite, Galena, and Calcite from the famous Freiberg District. The brassy Arsenopyrites are sharp and range up to 8 mm, the Galenas are lustrous and nicely modified, and the Calcites are prismatic, well-terminated, and number in the hundreds. An aesthetic, classic, and venerable combination specimen from these ancient silver mines, this was #4343 in Kay's collection.

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