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NV - Pershing County - Copper Specimens - Nevada

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
NV - Pershing County - Copper Specimens - Nevada
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 23 copper ore specimens from Majuba Hill in the historic Antelope District. Majuba Hill is well known for its wide variety of copper minerals, many of which are present in this collection. They include olivenite, zeunerite, cornwallite, chenevixite, torbernite, enargite, chalcopyrite, chalcophyllite, azurite, malachite, and clinoclastite. Also in this collection are five samples of the tin ore cassiterite. Notable samples include large samples of clinoclastite, azurite, and an aggregate of columnar olivenite crystals. These samples range in size from 3 x 1 cm to 9 x 5 cm.