Wolframite on Pyrite (Schlichter Coll.)

Julcani District, Huancavelica Dept., Peru
Small Cabinet, 6.4 x 4.9 x 1.7 cm
Start Time: 09/23/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/30/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed

Item Description

Wolframite is uncommon from the mines at Julcani. A parallel-growth cluster of partially quartz-coated metallic wolframite blades is nestled in the corner of the showy and excellent plate of lustrous, brassy, striated, pyrite pyritohedrons. High quality, uncommon combination material from this locale from the Schlichter Collection.

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