Brucite

Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan
Small Cabinet, 9.4 x 5.5 x 2.1 cm
Start Time: 11/11/2021 7:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/18/2021 7:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $600

Item Description

These beautiful Brucites are from the recent finds in Pakistan, and are definitely among the most colorful examples known for the species, with the intense yellow color having never been seen from any world locality. Virtually the entire plate of this large, small cabinet specimen is composed of these glassy, translucent, lemon-yellow Brucite botryoids. Brucite, Mg-hydroxide, is found in metamorphic rocks such as metasediments, marbles and magnesium-rich skarns, and the glorious yellow color of these finds is a first. Originally, these were thought to be from Kharan, but we had a source tell us they're actually from Killa Saifullah District, so it's possible that the Brucites were brought to market in Kharan and errantly thought to be from there in the beginning (of which this was one of the earlier pieces from about 4 years ago). An excellent, highly representative example of this modern and colorful find. From our special collection sale, direct to auction, of choice material from the collection of Richard Rossi, East Coast collector and Mineralogical Record Fellow.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$600 11/18/2021 7:24:00 pm (CST)
$575 11/18/2021 7:24:00 pm (CST)
$460 11/18/2021 6:47:11 pm (CST)
$450 11/18/2021 6:47:11 pm (CST)
$395 11/18/2021 6:13:06 pm (CST)
$385 11/18/2021 5:21:38 pm (CST)
$375 11/18/2021 5:21:38 pm (CST)
$331 11/18/2021 5:00:27 pm (CST)
$321 11/18/2021 5:00:27 pm (CST)
$311 11/18/2021 4:58:10 pm (CST)
$301 11/18/2021 4:58:10 pm (CST)
$255 11/18/2021 3:41:49 pm (CST)
$245 11/18/2021 3:41:49 pm (CST)
$235 11/18/2021 3:41:30 pm (CST)
$225 11/18/2021 3:41:30 pm (CST)
$215 11/18/2021 3:40:58 pm (CST)
$205 11/18/2021 3:40:58 pm (CST)
$161 11/17/2021 4:21:28 pm (CST)
$151 11/17/2021 4:21:28 pm (CST)
$131 11/17/2021 4:10:50 pm (CST)
$125 11/17/2021 4:10:50 pm (CST)
$65 11/16/2021 8:26:27 pm (CST)
$55 * 11/15/2021 12:15:10 pm (CST)
$55 * 11/15/2021 12:15:10 pm (CST)
$45 11/14/2021 9:02:39 am (CST)
$40 11/14/2021 9:02:39 am (CST)
$35 11/12/2021 4:41:32 pm (CST)
$30 11/12/2021 4:41:32 pm (CST)
$10 11/12/2021 7:40:46 am (CST)
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