Limonite

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We had two of these amazing limonite specimens in auctions awhile back. We spent 4 months after that trying to track down the Chinese guy who had them, and by the time the Tucson Show rolled around, we had found him and arranged to meet him in Tucson. There, he had about 65 specimens - the great majority of which were ugly, but some of which had amazing iridescence. We had to buy the entire lot of 65 to get the good ones - which was hard to bite off, but we did it. This one does not have as bright a play of colors as some of them, it is a more subtle red shimmer, but it is notable for being a sizeable STALACTITE, which few of them are (most are plates). Note that we did not see ANY MORE of this material at the show, with anybody! 13.3 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm

Product details

SpeciesLimonite

SizeCabinet

Dimensions13.3 x 2.9 x 2.8 cm

Added on10/23/2024

LocalityChina, Guangxi, Nandan County

Known provenance

Date	Collector	Acquisition price
08/2024	Unknown Owner	Not disclosed
—	The Arkenstone	Not disclosed

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earthy iron oxides famed for textured boxworks and pseudomorphs after pyrite; sculptural stalactites and historic localities attract collectors.

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