Bournonite on Quartz (old classic) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Baia Sprie (Felsobanya), Baia Sprie, Maramures Co., Romania
Small Cabinet, 6.3 x 4.7 x 2.1 cm
Start Time: 08/30/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/06/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A classic, historic specimen from the famous locality at Baia Sprie (Felsobanya) featuring prismatic, semi-"cogwheel"-shaped groups of silvery-grey Bournonite measuring up to 6 mm are sitting on drusy Quartz on matrix. Fine quality, showy and desirable! Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#8966). 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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