Azurite (illustrated) Shields Flynn Coll.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature, 3.2 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm
Start Time: 08/08/2019 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/16/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Sharp, highly lustrous, navy-blue to midnight-blue, intergrown azurite crystals, to 1.0 cm, form a sculptural and aesthetic two-sided miniature from famed Tsumeb. Some of the crystals have flashes of electric-blue color under bright light, adding pizzazz. Choice and classic Tsumeb azurite from the Shields Flynn Collection and illustrated on Page 19 of his 2018 self-published book, Minerals of Namibia - From the Collection of Shields and Frances Flynn.

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