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Malachite on Cerussite (Willy Israel Coll.)
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
- Miniature, 3.4 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
- Start Time: 08/18/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/23/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A stout, textbook, cyclically-twinned, cerussite sixling sports a colorful malachite overcoat on the small bit of matrix. The cerussite is highly translucent and glassy, as the crystal readily glows when backlit. Very nearly pristine, with only trivial bruising. A very fine two-sided cerussite from the Willy Israel Collection # 2812. Acquired from Clive Queit in 1984. Valued at $450.