Kammererite with Uvarovite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Unknown Chromium Locality, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito County, California
Small Cabinet, 7.1 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm
Start Time: 06/07/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/14/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
View Closed Auction Set

Item Description

A wonderful specmen featuring micro reddish-purple crystals of "Kammererite" (now Chromian Clinochlore) associated with green Uvarovite (chromium-bearing Garnet) on chromite matrix from an unknown locality in San Benito County, California. The piece looks beautiful under magnification, and we've used a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to illustrate the quality. If you collect minerals of California or minerals that contain chromium, do NOT miss out on this one! Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#7990). 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).

Did You Know We Offer Custom Bases?

Learn More

Miss this auction? Buy Kammererite mineral specimens on iRocks.com