31st Mar, 2022 10:00
The Collectors sale
Minerals, Galena, from Mogul mine Tipperary, Ireland
Galena on matrix with Pyrite, and quartz, from Mogul mine Tipperary, Ireland, dimensions (cm) 8.2 x 6.5 x 9.4
Footnote: The Mogul Mine Tipperary was a large zinc-lead mine. It was worked from shafts and is now abandoned (closed 1982) and flooded. The mine achieved international fame due to specimens of honey blende sphalerite and mirror-bright galena crystals recovered.
Sold for £288
Result plus buyers premium
Galena on matrix with Pyrite, and quartz, from Mogul mine Tipperary, Ireland, dimensions (cm) 8.2 x 6.5 x 9.4
Footnote: The Mogul Mine Tipperary was a large zinc-lead mine. It was worked from shafts and is now abandoned (closed 1982) and flooded. The mine achieved international fame due to specimens of honey blende sphalerite and mirror-bright galena crystals recovered.
Auction: The Collectors sale, 31st Mar, 2022
