Brazilianite (type locale circa 1940's)

Corrego Frio Mine, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail, 2.5 x 2.3 x 2.1cm
Start Time: 03/26/2020 7:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/02/2020 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $117

Item Description

An exquisite Brazilianite thumnail from finds decades ago at the type locality, the Corrego Frio pegmatite in Brazil. The Brazilianite crystal is a gemmy to translucent, very lustrous, large single crystal with glowing yellow-green color. A great thumbnail with exquisite color, gemminess and aesthetics. Complete most of the way around except the bottom where it was contacted with Albite and one side is cleaved. These top examples of their species came out in the 1940's from this location and never again.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$117 04/02/2020 6:22:59 pm (CDT)
$110 04/02/2020 6:22:59 pm (CDT)
$107 04/02/2020 2:50:47 pm (CDT)
$97 04/02/2020 2:31:05 pm (CDT)
$88 04/02/2020 2:31:04 pm (CDT)
$87 04/02/2020 2:30:51 pm (CDT)
$77 04/02/2020 2:30:50 pm (CDT)
$67 03/28/2020 7:14:23 pm (CDT)
$57 03/28/2020 7:14:22 pm (CDT)
$54 03/27/2020 9:08:05 am (CDT)
$49 03/27/2020 9:08:04 am (CDT)
$41 03/27/2020 9:07:46 am (CDT)
$36 03/27/2020 9:07:44 am (CDT)
$10 03/26/2020 9:05:24 pm (CDT)