Cerussite, Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania
Mineral Matters #735
The last of the scheduled Tasmanian posts. Normal service will be resumed tomorrow! 😆
This is a really interesting one. An Australian mineral dealer purchased three Comet Mine cerussite specimens in Tucson. The most spectacular was the V-shaped specimen shown below.
One of the three specimens came with an old Museum of Victoria label which said that the specimen was donated in 1912. It was NOT the V-shaped twin. My understanding is that the label was going to be paired with the twin to enhance its value. Ironically, the twin became two pieces! Karma!
I still have the ugly specimen, and a printed photo of the label that originally came with it.
A photo taken by me in the early 1990s and recently digitised from a 35mm slide.
Below: Cerussite, Comet Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Over 10cm long.
Below: The specimen that the label was originally associated with, photographed with the actual label before they moved separate ways…
In this case of twin mineral specimens , it has enhanced value? As well as it's antiquity and historical significance can also increase it's value ?
I may be wrong but I think something similar might make its way onto a certain sales list soon.