Description
Here we have a superb combination piece with well developed Bournonite crystals up to 1,7 cm in lenght nicely perched on multifaced and brassy Pyrite crystals from the well known Yaogangxian Mine of Hunan in China. This is definitely a stunning miniature with isolated relatively large crystals dramatically set on the Pyrite matrix. They are of course highly metallic lustrous, sharp edged and superbly terminated. There were many very good Yaogangxian Bournonites on the market at one time, but their availability has diminished significantly in the last decade since a collapse of a pillar used to support the shaft in that region of the mine led to tragic deaths as it was robbed of specimens. This piece is exceptional in composition for its size class and for the spatial arrangement of the Bournonite crystals. AN EXQUISITE PIECE !!!