Hubnerite (gemmy) with Quartz (ex Leigh Price and Rich Kosnar Collections)

Huallypon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
Cabinet, 10.2 x 5.8 x 5.6 cm
Start Time: 06/21/2018 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/03/2018 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

This is a very attractive association specimen from one of the most famous classic Peruvian localities. Several fine quality, sharp, lustrous, prismatic crystals of Hubnerite are beautifully intergrowh with sharp, gemmy, colorless to white prismatic Quartz crystals. The largest Hubnerite crystal measures 4.7 cm long. Nearly every Hubnerite crystal is damage free, though there arew a few imperfections that I can see. It's such a showy, dramatic and three-dimensional piece that is rarely seen on the market today. The BEST part of the specimen is that the Hubnerites actually show the classic and highly desirable BLOOD RED hue in areas when backlit! A wonderfull specimen of this classic and hard to find material that came out 40+ years ago. The piece comes from the famous Richard A. Kosnar collection and originally was part of the Leigh Price collection. Valued at $1800.

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