Wulfenite with Mimetite (classic material) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Cucurpe, Mun. de Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico
Thumbnail, 2.8 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm
Start Time: 12/06/2018 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/13/2018 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Wulfenite specimens from the San Francisco Mine are some of the most attractive of any Wulfenite specimens from Mexico. This piece hosts a predominant, sharp, lustrous, gemmy, rich orange tabular blade of Wulfenite measuring 1.0 cm associated with a few smaller Wulfenites and blazing reddish-orange color, semi-spherical Mimetite on gossan matrix. A fantastic, classic eye-catching thumbnail of this classic material. Valued at $700. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#). 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 Welt" November-December 2017).

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