Hemimorphite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Sa Duchessa Mine, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Start Time: 02/01/2018 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/08/2018 6:47:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A beautiful display piece of vibrant blue colored Hemimorphite on matrix from an unknown locality in Sardinia (possibly the sal duchesa Mine). These beautiful botryoidal groups have superb saturation and the piece looks beautiful from either side. This is uncommon material, and highly prized by collectors Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#6403). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).

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