Smithsonite stalactites (Richard Hauck Coll.)

Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm
Start Time: 12/11/2010 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/16/2010 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed

Item Description

Rare greenish smithsonite from Broken Hill. This is a sparkling example of the beautiful secondary minerals once common from Broken Hill. Stalactitic growth on a sculptural black matrix has resulted in an elongated crust of nubby, light apple-green, translucent smithsonite. This fine piece displays well without aide. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection, and probably mined in the mid 1900s. Valued at $750.

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