Arsendescloisite With Mimetite

This attractive and rich specimen would be good on its own merits, just for the beauty of the contrast, but it happens to be also an extreme rarity! This is surely one of the very best examples in its size from the small find, now famous in certain circles, of about ten flats brought to Tucson in 1989. They were mined in 1988, according to story as related in the MR issue on the Ojuela Mine. No more were found! Some pieces were sprinkled lightly with mimetite (much of it white and dull in luster), but this one has extraordinarily rich coverage of sparkling and intense yellow mimetite, and thus good contrast, that is lacking in the few others I have even seen for sale over the years (exactly 4 pieces in over 20 years). In any case, most have long since disappeared into museums and collections. Joe Budd photos.

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Product details

Species

Mimetite

SizeSmall Cabinet

Dimensions5.4 x 4.5 x 1.7 cm

Locality

Mexico, Durango, Ojuela Mine

Added on10/23/2024

Comments

Known provenance

2024/08