Cerussite on Calcite ex Miller & Sussman Collection

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Small Cabinet, 8.0 x 7.0 x 4.0 cm
Start Time: 01/21/2021 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/28/2021 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $530

Item Description

Excellent combination piece from the famous Tsumeb Mine. The large (3 cm) Cerussite has a complex habit that may have basic, but not yet well-developed, twinning. The luster is very good, and the cream-colored crystal is gemmy to translucent. It sits perfectly on a large plate cover completely covered by lustrous white Calcite rhombs that range up to 4 mm. These fluoresce a very good orange, and the black flecks of what may be Chalcocite stand out nicely against the contrasting Calcite. A fine, aesthetic specimen with two important Tsumeb species, and just somewhat unusual and different from others. From Sussman, in the 1990s. Previously it was in the famous "worlds-largest calcite" collection of Mary and Gardner Miller of Montana (it retains their special plastic label from the display cases there).

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$530 01/28/2021 4:10:14 pm (CST)
$505 * 01/28/2021 4:10:06 pm (CST)
$505 * 01/28/2021 4:10:06 pm (CST)
$465 01/28/2021 4:09:53 pm (CST)
$455 01/28/2021 4:09:53 pm (CST)
$365 01/28/2021 4:09:34 pm (CST)
$355 01/28/2021 4:09:33 pm (CST)
$315 01/28/2021 4:09:22 pm (CST)
$305 01/28/2021 4:09:22 pm (CST)
$295 01/28/2021 3:48:06 pm (CST)
$285 01/28/2021 3:29:58 pm (CST)
$275 01/28/2021 3:29:58 pm (CST)
$260 01/28/2021 7:41:43 am (CST)
$250 * 01/28/2021 7:41:30 am (CST)
$250 * 01/28/2021 7:41:30 am (CST)
$210 01/27/2021 1:39:06 pm (CST)
$200 01/27/2021 1:39:06 pm (CST)
$180 01/26/2021 10:26:47 am (CST)
$170 01/25/2021 12:34:20 pm (CST)
$169 01/25/2021 12:34:20 pm (CST)
$160 01/25/2021 12:34:13 pm (CST)
$150 01/25/2021 12:34:13 pm (CST)
$140 01/25/2021 12:34:05 pm (CST)
$130 01/25/2021 12:34:05 pm (CST)
$120 01/24/2021 9:05:23 pm (CST)
$110 01/23/2021 6:23:22 am (CST)
$100 01/23/2021 6:23:22 am (CST)
$87 01/22/2021 9:31:04 pm (CST)
$77 01/22/2021 9:31:04 pm (CST)
$31 01/22/2021 7:55:28 am (CST)
$26 01/22/2021 7:55:28 am (CST)
$10 01/21/2021 10:26:00 pm (CST)
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