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CO - Ouray,Ouray County - Gold and Silver Ore Specimens - Ouray, Colorado

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
CO - Ouray,Ouray County - Gold and Silver Ore Specimens - Ouray, Colorado
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Lot of 7 gold and silver ore specimens from historic mines in Ouray, Colorado including the American Nettie Mine, the Bright Diamond Mine, and the Ironclad Mine. This area was productive from the 1870s to the 1890s as a gold and silver producer. These specimens include electrum, polybasite, polybasite, sphalerite, freibergite, chalcopyrite, argentite, cerargyrite, proustite, pyrargyrite, and proustite hosted in limestone and quartz veins. Sizes range from 3 x 3 cm to 7 x 6 cm.