7024
Fibrous Malachite & Other Mineral Specimens
Sold
$40
Timed Auction
Collector’s Railroad Discovery Auction: Closing November 16th, 2023
Category
Description
Comprising six unusual and attractive items, including a large piece of malachite, partly polished but with vug faces covered with tiny crystals, from Dem. Republic of Congo, 4 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.; an irregular cutting of stone showing veining, 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.; a specimen of fibrous Malachite, possibly Ruashi Mine, Dem. Republic of Congo, 2 1/4 in. L.; velvet Malachite, from Queen Mine, Bisbee, AZ, 1/2 in. H.; a mingling of Malachite, Pyromorphite, and Cerussite from Batchelor area, Rum Jungle, NW Territory, Australia, 1 in. L.; and Conichalcite, possibly Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico, 1 in. L.
Condition
The large piece of malachite has considerable rubbing
Provenance
From a private collection. The fibrous malachite sample from Collector's Choice, Houston, 2006. The rest from a vintage private collection, purchased at auction in 2006.
