Magnetite (old - classic PA) Belsky Coll.

Item Description

An extremely rich, uncommon and old specimen from the famous mines of Chester County. Sharp, lustrous, metallic-gray, magnetite dodecahedrons, to 6 mm, fill a curved vug in solid granular magnetite matrix. The $2.00 price tag is still on the piece. Ex Howard Belsky Collection. The 1.7 cm label with 4 lines of superb printing is from a collection, that was auctioned in 1908! $2.00 was NOT cheap in 1908! Value??? A MUST for the species or locality collector!