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Azurite and Malachite (Earl Calvert and Stoudt Coll.)
- Detroit Mine, Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona
- Small Cabinet, 8.9 x 6.4 x 2.4 cm
- Start Time: 05/04/2009 8:20:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/14/2009 8:47:31 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An OLD-TIME, VERY SHOWY, two-sided specimen from the famous Detroit Mine at Morenci, Arizona. Stunning, royal-blue, primary azurite botryoids richly and attractively cover the "A" side. The backside of the plate is totally covered with a crust of multi-hued, green botryoidal malachite. The Detroit Mine closed in 1932. A classic specimen from the Earl Calvert (Los Angelese, early 1900s) and David Stoudt Collections. According to Dave"s catalogue, he paid $850 for this classic piece in 2002.