Native Copper Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill,...
Native Copper Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia "An intergrown cluster of prismatic copper crystals. Got this specimen when I sold Earl Calvert's collection for the family many years after he died." - Rock H. Currier This mass of Native Copper crystals has great form and original patina: from the classic Australian locality of Broken Hill. This is a nice one and they're not exactly getting a lot of these out of the ground anymore: hint, hint. Overall Measurements: 2.8 x 2.4 x 2.2 inches (7.0 x 6.0 x 5.5 cm) Offered at no reserve Provenance: Ex. Earl Calvert Collection [RHC #6992, acquired 2000] [Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]
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Native Copper Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia "An intergrown cluster of prismatic copper crystals. Got this specimen when I sold Earl Calvert's collection for the family many years after he died." - Rock H. Currier This mass of Native Copper crystals has great form and original patina: from the classic Australian locality of Broken Hill. This is a nice one and they're not exactly getting a lot of these out of the ground anymore: hint, hint. Overall Measurements: 2.8 x 2.4 x 2.2 inches (7.0 x 6.0 x 5.5 cm) Offered at no reserve Provenance: Ex. Earl Calvert Collection [RHC #6992, acquired 2000] [Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]
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