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Fluorite octahedrons ex Whitmore Coll. viewBack to Collection Liquidation Auctions - end Jan 28

Judith Lynn Claim, Pine Canyon deposit, Grant Co., New Mexico
  • Starting Time:1/21/2010 06:30:00 PM(CST)
  • Ending Time:1/28/2010 06:53:20 PM(CST)
  • Time Left:Auction Is Closed

  • Start Bid:$10
  • Reserve Bid:$10
  • Current Bid:$157
  • Size:7.8 x 6.8 x 3.7 cm
  • Size Description:Small Cabinet

Description:Classic, highly desirable, color-zoned, purple, fluorite octahedrons to 1.1 cm richly litter the undulating layered matrix of spongey quartz and green fluorite on this showy and excellent specimen from the famous Pine Canyon deposit of New Mexico. The octos are lustrous and very lightly etched/frosted. No damage. Ex Robert Whitmore Collection # 316 and purchased in 1970 as being from "Catron County". Years ago these were sold as from Catron County to deceive potential claim jumpers. Probably collected by famous field collector, Dick Jones, who worked the Judith Lynn Claim.

Current Bids

Amount Time Date Bidder
$157 02:07 2/27/2010 reo
$152 02:07 2/27/2010 kimbertree
$152 02:07 2/27/2010 reo
$136 02:07 2/27/2010 kimbertree
$131 02:07 2/27/2010 reo
$125 02:07 2/27/2010 kimbertree
$120 02:07 2/27/2010 reo
$101 02:07 2/27/2010 kimbertree
$96 02:07 2/27/2010 reo
$91 02:07 2/27/2010 kimbertree
$86 02:07 2/27/2010 reo
$81 02:07 2/27/2010 cookieman
$81 02:07 2/27/2010 catchabrick
$73 02:07 2/27/2010 cookieman
$68 02:07 2/27/2010 seyler_sam
$67 02:07 2/27/2010 cookieman
$52 02:07 2/27/2010 seyler_sam
$36 02:07 2/27/2010 snsminerals
$31 02:07 2/27/2010 catchabrick
$20 02:07 2/27/2010 snsminerals
$15 02:07 2/27/2010 mineral
$10 02:07 2/27/2010 snsminerals