Cuprite

Milpillas Mine, Milpillas, Santa Cruz Mun., Sonora, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 8.0 x 6.0 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 01/30/2025 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/08/2025 6:39:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $700

Item Description

Cuprite from Milpillas came out only sparingly in a few surprise pockets towards the end of the life of the zone above the solid metallic ore body that produced the famous azurites here, as they descended deeper into a metallic orebody. This is a large piece with high quality from the single largest pocket we know of, brought to market by Marshall Sussman in its entirety at the time. A brilliantly lustrous small cabinet sized specimen from the January 2016 pocket at Milpillas, showing intense cherry-red color when lit well, and metallic luster throughout. The texture differences between the larger crystals atop the smaller druse of sparkling glitter below make them leap out and make the piece very impactful for its size. Very impressive in a case, particularly if near the LED lights. The final photo shows less strong lighting, than the others. These are particularly red in sunlight - unlike any other cuprites you have ever seen for luster, aside from a few Australian specimens in the past. Note that in room lighting these are dark but brilliantly metallic, but in a light box or under LED strips, they sparkle cherry red!

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$700 02/08/2025 6:33:11 pm (CST)
$675 02/08/2025 6:32:42 pm (CST)
$650 * 02/08/2025 6:32:03 pm (CST)
$650 * 02/08/2025 6:32:03 pm (CST)
$625 02/08/2025 6:29:40 pm (CST)
$600 02/08/2025 6:25:39 pm (CST)
$583 02/08/2025 6:25:39 pm (CST)
$575 02/08/2025 6:25:09 pm (CST)
$550 02/08/2025 6:25:09 pm (CST)
$500 02/08/2025 6:24:13 pm (CST)
$490 02/08/2025 6:24:13 pm (CST)
$480 02/08/2025 6:23:48 pm (CST)
$470 02/08/2025 6:23:48 pm (CST)
$460 02/08/2025 5:06:04 pm (CST)
$450 02/08/2025 5:06:04 pm (CST)
$414 02/07/2025 4:03:16 am (CST)
$404 02/05/2025 2:54:40 pm (CST)
$395 02/05/2025 2:54:40 pm (CST)
$385 01/30/2025 10:12:51 pm (CST)
$375 01/30/2025 10:12:51 pm (CST)
$186 01/30/2025 10:12:20 pm (CST)
$176 01/30/2025 10:12:20 pm (CST)
$10 01/30/2025 7:45:08 pm (CST)
* Proxy Bid Battle: In the event of two customers inputting matching proxy bids, the leading bid goes to the earliest of the two proxy bids. Tie winners are shown in bold.