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Bauxite (rare)
- Les Baux-de-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
- Ex. Al Kidwell
- Small Cabinet, 9.2 x 6.7 x 5.5 cm
- Start Time: 01/11/2024 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/18/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $120
Item Description
Classic and rich, reddish-brown, pisolitic (pealike) bauxite from the Type Locality. Bauxite is a mixture and rock composed of hydrate aluminum oxides, iron oxides, kaolinite and other impurities. It is almost always found as a residual soil, not a sediment. Bauxite was discovered here in 1821 and this principal aluminum ore was named after the area (MINDAT). Mining ceased in 1991. Ex Al Kidwell Collection and acquired in 1968. A classic, rich and rare example of the ore and locality.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $120 | 01/18/2024 5:58:30 pm (CST) |
| $110 | 01/18/2024 5:58:30 pm (CST) |
| $105 | 01/18/2024 5:58:07 pm (CST) |
| $95 | 01/18/2024 5:58:06 pm (CST) |
| $63 | 01/18/2024 12:49:22 pm (CST) |
| $53 | 01/18/2024 12:49:22 pm (CST) |
| $48 | 01/18/2024 12:49:09 pm (CST) |
| $43 | 01/18/2024 12:49:09 pm (CST) |
| $38 | 01/18/2024 12:49:04 pm (CST) |
| $33 | 01/18/2024 12:49:04 pm (CST) |
| $28 | 01/18/2024 10:18:10 am (CST) |
| $23 | 01/17/2024 12:00:27 am (CST) |
| $18 | 01/15/2024 11:42:57 am (CST) |
| $15 | 01/15/2024 11:42:57 am (CST) |
| $10 | 01/13/2024 10:30:54 pm (CST) |