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Crocoite & Vauquelinite (Type Locality for both) ex Philadelphia Academy
- Berezovsk deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
- Small Cabinet, 7.7 x 6.2 x 4.6 cm
- Start Time: 05/28/2021 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/03/2021 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $103
Item Description
A showy and rich old-time combination with two Type Locality species from the Berezovsk deposit of the Urals, the oldest gold mining area of Russia (1747). Lustrous, translucent, orange-red Crocoite sections, to 8 mm, line two vugs (largest is 3.5 cm) in the blocky small cabinet limonite matrix. Two large crusts (to 5.2 cm) of sparkly pistachio-green Vauquelinite microcrystals (a rare Pb-Cu-chromate-phosphate) richly cover two sides of the matrix. See the 2016 Mineralogical Record article in Vol. 47, No. 4. Ex Philadelphia Academy of Sciences Collection. Classic old-time combination material from the Berezovsk deposit with a fine provenance.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
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| $103 | 06/03/2021 5:29:41 pm (CDT) |
| $93 | 06/03/2021 5:29:41 pm (CDT) |
| $83 | 06/03/2021 5:29:25 pm (CDT) |
| $73 | 06/03/2021 5:29:25 pm (CDT) |
| $63 | 05/30/2021 7:48:58 pm (CDT) |
| $53 | 05/30/2021 7:48:58 pm (CDT) |
| $48 | 05/30/2021 7:48:47 pm (CDT) |
| $43 | 05/30/2021 7:48:47 pm (CDT) |
| $38 | 05/30/2021 7:02:27 pm (CDT) |
| $33 | 05/30/2021 7:02:27 pm (CDT) |
| $20 | 05/30/2021 8:10:03 am (CDT) |
| $15 | 05/30/2021 8:10:03 am (CDT) |
| $10 | 05/29/2021 11:50:46 am (CDT) |