| 10hlnwirs ((VESUVIANITE variety CYPRINE, ANDRADITE, CALCITE)), $100 MINIMUM BID, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, 8.5 x 7 x 6 cm, Cabinet | |
 | Here is a specimen from the Neil Wintringham collection of New Jersey. Mindat.org says Cyprine is a blue variety of Vesuvianite colored by traces of Copper. Brown is Andradite and white is Calcite. It must be rare although mindat.org has a few photos from Franklin, I have never previously seen it or heard of it. The dealer liquidating the collection for the family had $150 on it and all the other specimens that I was familiar with were very reasonably priced to sell quickly. I bought many flats of specimens I picked out one at a time. I ended up getting a little discount off the asking prices for buying so much which was better yet. Most I already sold on the auction but there were a few I could not part with like the flexible sandstone specimen that I also was not previously familiar with. |
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