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NV - Washoe County - Copper Species - Nevada

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
NV - Washoe County - Copper Species - 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 17 specimens from historic mines in Washoe County, Nevada including the Opher and Golden Fleece Mines at Peavine which operated from the 1860s through the 1880s. These samples range in size from 1 to 8 cm in diameter and are predominantly copper ores which include chalcopyrite, chalcocite, bornite, malachite, chrysocolla, native copper, covellite, tetrahedrite, and linarite. Notable samples in this collection include 4 pieces of native copper with minor gold and silver, a piece of bornite, one side of which is covered by the beautiful blue irridescent tarnish of covellite, and a specimen of linarite, a rare copper lead sulfate.