Smithsonite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Small Cabinet, 6.3 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Start Time: 11/30/2017 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/07/2017 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Wonderful, sharp, lustrous, translucent, pink colored crystals of Smithsonite from this most renowned of world locales. The central vug features dozens of fine crystals measuring up to 9 mm, most of which are completely undamaged and very attractive up close. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#9032). 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 Velt" November-December 2017).

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