Cafarsite (Type Locality) ex. Wein Coll.

Item Description

Cafarsite is an ultra rare, hydrated arsenite and this very fine, rich specimen is from the Type Locality area in the Binn Valley of Switzerland. The dark sub-metallic, grey-brown crystals are well formed modified cube with octahedral faces. The crystals reach 7 mm. This is an outstanding example of species. Cafarsite was not discovered until 1966. The base has been sawed to enhance the display quality. Ex Rolf Wein Collection # 7212 via the George Elling collection. Valued $500 or more, this is a superb matrix example of this Alpine classic as you can see from the writeup on the Wein card. he was one of the most prominent collectors of Alpine material in the 1970s-1980s especially