The Greek Collection of Christos Spiromitros
Jan 15, 2024 - We truly admire locality-based collections that do justice to a place and show changes in production through time, that honor both a country and the diversity of minerals of any one location. Laurium is an ancient and important mining district that historians rank as one of the most important sources of the raw material for early western civilizations, and responsible for much of the silver of Ancient Greece and the Alexandrian Empire. These mines have been delved for thousands of years, literally! The mineral treasures of the mines were largely destroyed for the raw materials they contained, until only recently. Christos Spiromitros is a local greek dealer and has been hand on there for decades, grew up in the area and collecting in the mines himself. He saved something special from each pocket he handled and from most modern pockets as well, trading with others as he could. A choice eye for aesthetics and a love of the location led to exhaustive and unusual documentation on which mine and date of discovery. This collection, almostly uniquely, well documents in particular the last 20 years of dangerous exploration of underground tunnels going back to unknown eras, from one of the people who was there firsthand. He sold us his personal collection during COVID, from which a selection of the majority is presented here.
- CSG-83
- Aragonite with Adamite (Cuprian)
- Kamariza mines, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Cabinet
- 14.5 x 9.6 x 7.5 cm
- $2,000.00
- CSG-82
- Smithsonite
- Sounion mines, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Small Cabinet
- 8.7 x 6.4 x 1.9 cm
- $1,350.00
- CSG-78
- Smithsonite
- Jean Baptiste Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Small Cabinet
- 9.9 x 7.3 x 3.0 cm
- $800.00
- CSG-79
- Gypsum (Ram's Horn)
- Paliokamariza Mine No. 18, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Cabinet
- 10.0 x 6.9 x 4.0 cm
- $4,000.00
- CSG-77
- Smithsonite
- Sounion mines, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Small Cabinet
- 9.3 x 9.1 x 3.1 cm
- $950.00
- CSG-80
- Smithsonite var. Cuprian
- Jean Baptiste Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Large Cabinet
- 23.0 x 20.0 x 2.5 cm
- $7,500.00
- CSG-74
- Aragonite on Aragonite stalactite
- Sounion Mine #6, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Cabinet
- 12.8 x 6.4 x 4.2 cm
- $850.00
- CSG-75
- Aragonite on Aragonite stalactite
- Sounion Mine #6, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Cabinet
- 11.9 x 8.7 x 8.1 cm
- $950.00
- CSG-76
- Aragonite stalactites
- Sounion Mine #6, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Cabinet
- 11.0 x 8.6 x 3.9 cm
- $1,250.00
- CSG-73
- Smithsonite-Cu, Aurichalcite, Malachite ps. Azurite
- Sounion Mine #6, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Small Cabinet
- 5.5 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm
- $250.00
- CSG-71
- Adamite and Calcite
- Christiana Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Miniature
- 4.2 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
- $450.00
- CSG-69
- Adamite var. Cuprian
- Hilarion Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Miniature
- 3.6 x 2.6 x 0.8 cm
- $950.00
- CSG-67
- Smithsonite on Adamite var. Cuprian-REE
- Hilarion Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Small Cabinet
- 6.8 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
- $1,450.00
- CSG-66
- Aragonite
- Christiana Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Small Cabinet
- 8.1 x 4.8 x 3.4 cm
- $850.00
- CSG-65
- Conichalcite ps. Azurite with Azurite
- Christiana Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Miniature
- 5.1 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm
- $950.00
- CSG-64
- Agardite-(Nd), Brochantite, Malachite
- Christiana Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Miniature
- 3.7 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm
- $1,450.00
- CSG-62
- Agardite-(Ce)
- Christiana Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Miniature
- 4.7 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
- $1,500.00
- CSG-61
- Azurite
- Christiana Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Miniature
- 4.2 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm
- $900.00
- CSG-60
- Adamite var. Cuprian
- Christiana Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Small Cabinet
- 5.6 x 4.2 x 1.9 cm
- $1,500.00
- CSG-58
- Malachite ps. Azurite
- Sounion Mine #6, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Miniature
- 4.4 x 3.8 x 1.4 cm
- $200.00
- CSG-57
- Adamite var. Cuprian on Calcite
- Christiana Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Small Cabinet
- 8.4 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm
- $450.00
- CSG-56
- Glaucocerinite (TYPE LOCALITY)
- Serpieri Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece (TL)
- Small Cabinet
- 9.5 x 7.1 x 3.2 cm
- $1,250.00
- CSG-55
- Baryte
- Paliokamariza mines, Plaka, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
- Small Cabinet
- 9.1 x 8.8 x 3.3 cm
- $2,000.00
- CSG-54
- Smithsonite with Adamite var. Cuprian-REE
- Hilarion Mine, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
- Large Cabinet
- 14.9 x 11.3 x 8.3 cm
- $3,000.00