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Collection of Museum Minerals in Display Case

$2,133.90

£1,575

€1,842.91

CA$2,939.59

A$3,292.15

CHF 1,717.79

MX$40,212.23

NOK 21,855.30

SEK 20,601.24

DKK 13,753.40

About the Item

A collection of museum minerals in a display case. Presented in a sleek glazed case, the set includes 48 European minerals, including a gold vial, a rock with traces of gold, lapis lazurite, and pyrite with calcite, all with their own striking appearance. Each one is of a superb quality and worthy of a museum. Moulded by nature over thousands of years, these 48 specimens showcase an impressive sculptural piece for an interior display or collectors cabinet. More about the minerals inside... Gold is a native element and precious metal, that has long been prized for its beauty, workability, and one of the first minerals used by prehistoric cultures. Lazurite is the main component of lapis lazuli and accounts for the stones intense blue colour. The best quality lapis lazuli is intense dark blue, with minor patches of white calcite and brassy yellow pyrite. Its powdered form was used for hundreds of years to make the pigment ultramarine, which has now been replaced by a synthetic alternative. The first eye shadow was made from lapis lazuli. It was also used for pigments and medicine. Formed over millions of years, the natural calcite specimen showcases spectacular scalenohedral crystals – also known as dogtooth spar – and has a light coloured, almost translucent quality. Pyrite comes from the Greek "pyr" for "fire", because it creates sparks when struck with another mineral or metal. Its brassy-yellow metallic colour has in many cases lead to people mistaking it for gold, hence the common nickname 'Fool's gold’. Additional information Each mineral varies in size from about 2cm to 9cm. The case is dated 1880 and in a Victorian style. The minerals are prehistoric.

Dimensions:

Height: 15.36 in (39 cm)Width: 19.69 in (50 cm)Depth: 2.37 in (6 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Natural Fiber

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

15th Century and Earlier

Date of Manufacture:

Prehistoric

Condition:

Good structural condition. Naturally made, prehistoric specimens formed by nature over millions of years. Formations, variations and markings are natural and are to be celebrated as features of each specimen.

Seller Location:

Wormelow, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: 9355891stDibs: LU2096339773042

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