Copper (Belsky Coll.) with sharp crystals

Phoenix Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan
Miniature, 4.2 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
Start Time: 09/11/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/23/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Sharply crystallized, elongated, tetrahexahedral copper crystals with an excellent patina form a very showy arborescent specimen from the famous Phoenix Mine of Michigan. This cutie is complete all-around and pristine floater. Every turn presents a different perspective to this fine piece. Portions of the piece have a unusual secondary overgrowth of microcrystalline copper. The Phoenix Mine was mainly a fissure mine, but it also worked the nearby Ashbed Amygdaloid. Classic Copper Country material from the Howard Belsky Collection. Valued $400

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