Natural History; Including Fossils, Minerals, & Meteorites
Natural History; Including Fossils, Minerals, & Meteorites
Lot Closed
November 24, 08:17 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A SPECIMEN OF GARNIERITE
Madagascar
47 cm tall, on a custom stand.
This exotic stone was discovered by the French geologist Jules Garnier in New Caledonia in 1864. The term Garnierite is a generic name, rather than an official mineral name (as no definite composition or formula has been adopted), for a green nickel ore from the phyllosilicate group, with the color varying from light yellow-green to dark green.