Azurite Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co.,...
Azurite Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA "An 8 cm specimen with scattered azurite balls to 1.5 cm growing on malachite. Traded the specimen from the George Vaux collection at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia." - Rock H. Currier When Bisbee wasn't growing shiny bladed Azurite crystals, it was busy making attractive spherical groups of Azurite draped over various matrices; Malachite is the host in this case. Another Vaux piece pried from the fingers of a defenseless old man. God only knows what Currier traded him for the pieces he got away with. Maybe there's a de-accessions log somewhere. It would be interesting to find out. There is a custom acrylic base. Overall Measurements: 3.1 x 1.6 x 1.0 inches (8.0 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm) Offered at no reserve Provenance: Ex. Bryn Mawr College, Ex. George Vaux Collections [RHC #1579, acquired 1971] [Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]
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Azurite Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA "An 8 cm specimen with scattered azurite balls to 1.5 cm growing on malachite. Traded the specimen from the George Vaux collection at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia." - Rock H. Currier When Bisbee wasn't growing shiny bladed Azurite crystals, it was busy making attractive spherical groups of Azurite draped over various matrices; Malachite is the host in this case. Another Vaux piece pried from the fingers of a defenseless old man. God only knows what Currier traded him for the pieces he got away with. Maybe there's a de-accessions log somewhere. It would be interesting to find out. There is a custom acrylic base. Overall Measurements: 3.1 x 1.6 x 1.0 inches (8.0 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm) Offered at no reserve Provenance: Ex. Bryn Mawr College, Ex. George Vaux Collections [RHC #1579, acquired 1971] [Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]
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