Cassiterite on Muscovite

Pingwu beryl mine, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
Small Cabinet, 7.7 x 5.5 x 4.2 cm
Start Time: 03/16/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/23/2023 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $525
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Item Description

Amidst a lot of average material, this is a superior quality, very aesthetic two-sided Cassiterite on muscovite from this famous locale, famous for Cassiterite, Aquamarine, Goshenite Beryl and Scheelite. The luster is phenomenal - the best jet black. One side of the mounded, rounded highly pearlescent platy muscovite wedge hosts a striking, single 3.5 cm ball-like cluster of splendent jet-black contact-twinned, tapered cassiterite blades. The other side and one end are nearly totally covered with more ball-like clusters of twinned cassiterite crystals. One side looks like it's worth $2500 and the other side looks like it's worth $2500. Two different styles for two different tastes in aesthetics! Does that make it worth double ???

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$525 03/23/2023 7:22:47 am (CDT)
$500 03/23/2023 7:22:42 am (CDT)
$495 03/23/2023 7:22:42 am (CDT)
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$365 03/23/2023 1:19:03 am (CDT)
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$345 03/22/2023 11:49:26 pm (CDT)
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$325 03/18/2023 12:14:36 am (CDT)
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$116 03/17/2023 9:59:37 pm (CDT)
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