Azurite "Rose" Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise...
Azurite "Rose" Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA "A somewhat flattened azurite rose floater about 2.5 inches in diameter. Traded with Bryn Mawr College. From the George Vaux collection." - Rock H. Currier Not content with acquiring one Azurite Rose from Bisbee, Rock also scored on a smaller version of these legendary mining souvenirs from a bygone age. Bisbee is now a charming little burg nestled in the Mule Mountains of Southern Arizona, where refried hippies separate tourists from their discretionary cash. The mines, with one tourist-oriented exception, are all now "totally" inaccessible. This Vaux specimen has a custom acrylic base. Overall Measurements: 2.6 x 2.6 x 0.8 inches (6.5 x 6.5 x 2.0 cm) Offered at no reserve Provenance: Ex. Bryn Mawr College, Ex. George Vaux Collections [RHC #1891, acquired 1975] [Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]
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Azurite "Rose" Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA "A somewhat flattened azurite rose floater about 2.5 inches in diameter. Traded with Bryn Mawr College. From the George Vaux collection." - Rock H. Currier Not content with acquiring one Azurite Rose from Bisbee, Rock also scored on a smaller version of these legendary mining souvenirs from a bygone age. Bisbee is now a charming little burg nestled in the Mule Mountains of Southern Arizona, where refried hippies separate tourists from their discretionary cash. The mines, with one tourist-oriented exception, are all now "totally" inaccessible. This Vaux specimen has a custom acrylic base. Overall Measurements: 2.6 x 2.6 x 0.8 inches (6.5 x 6.5 x 2.0 cm) Offered at no reserve Provenance: Ex. Bryn Mawr College, Ex. George Vaux Collections [RHC #1891, acquired 1975] [Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]
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