Calcite on Cobaltoan Dolomite (Willy Israel Coll.)

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Miniature, 3.1 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm
Start Time: 05/12/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/19/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed

Item Description

Glassy, water-clear to translucent, calcite scalenohedrons to 2.7 cm are attractively clustered on the pink, cobaltoan dolomite matrix on this showy and excellent combination specimen from Tsumeb. Every turn presents a different view. Ex Willy Israel Collection and purchased from Clive Queit in August, 1986. Classic combination material.

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