Fluorite

Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Ex. Shields and Frances Flynn
Cabinet, 12.4 x 6.6 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 01/30/2025 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/08/2025 6:33:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $1,561

Item Description

Okorusu fluorite is legendary in the mineral world for both its variety and its colors. This large plate of Fluorite from Okorusu has great luster and shows phantoms of both medium and dark purple. It exhibits excellent contrast of the colors with super sharp phantoms in all of the crystals. Most of the Fluorites, of which there are dozens of crystals, show a bright, medium purple, translucent cubic phantom in the center that is oriented 90 degrees to both the outer, dark purple phantom and the nearly colorless exterior. The crystals have sharp edges and faces with only minor stepped growth. The entire piece is translucent, letting light in from the bottom as there is no matrix beneath since this grew as a crust on its substrate and was subsequently removed with no material attached. It glows with only a minor amount of backlighting! There is essentially no damage on the piece save just a few tiny nicks at the periphery of the piece. A stunning piece! From the long-held Namibian suite of the Shields Flynn Collection. This probably came out around 2010 or 12. These rare phantom styles are highly valued today.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$1,561 02/08/2025 6:29:27 pm (CST)
$1,555 02/08/2025 6:29:27 pm (CST)
$1,511 02/08/2025 6:27:03 pm (CST)
$1,461 02/08/2025 6:27:03 pm (CST)
$1,411 02/08/2025 6:17:40 pm (CST)
$1,361 02/08/2025 5:44:40 pm (CST)
$1,311 02/08/2025 5:33:40 pm (CST)
$1,261 02/08/2025 4:56:43 pm (CST)
$1,211 02/08/2025 4:33:21 pm (CST)
$1,200 02/08/2025 4:33:21 pm (CST)
$1,161 02/08/2025 3:58:13 pm (CST)
$1,111 02/08/2025 3:58:13 pm (CST)
$1,100 02/08/2025 3:58:01 pm (CST)
$1,050 02/08/2025 3:58:01 pm (CST)
$1,000 02/08/2025 3:57:56 pm (CST)
$975 02/08/2025 3:57:56 pm (CST)
$950 02/08/2025 3:57:51 pm (CST)
$925 02/08/2025 3:57:51 pm (CST)
$900 02/08/2025 10:53:22 am (CST)
$875 02/08/2025 10:53:21 am (CST)
$825 02/05/2025 10:59:52 am (CST)
$800 02/03/2025 10:06:11 pm (CST)
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$691 02/01/2025 7:48:31 pm (CST)
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$580 01/31/2025 8:19:44 pm (CST)
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$232 01/31/2025 6:35:56 am (CST)
$222 * 01/31/2025 12:42:27 am (CST)
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$209 01/30/2025 10:25:25 pm (CST)
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$111 01/30/2025 10:25:05 pm (CST)
$10 01/30/2025 7:50:10 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.