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Hematite "feather" (Robbe and Seaman Mus. Coll.)
- Montreal Mine, Montreal, Iron Co., Wisconsin
- Large Cabinet, 15.8 x 6.2 x 2.7 cm
- Start Time: 06/01/2009 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/11/2009 6:06:45 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An OLD-TIME and huge specimen of hematite, known in this form variously as "fans" or "tree trunks". The complete all-around and pristine specimen is doubly terminated and has beautiful ribbing and a lustrous, gray/mahagony-brown patina. This super piece hails from a CLASSIC and famous Wisconsin iron mine - the Montreal Mine in Iron County. SELDOM do you see such a LARGE CABINET specimen of this quality and form preserved from this locality. Ex George Robbe Collection, which was donated to the Seaman Museum following his death in 1963. These usually go for $1000-1500