Fluorite (classic material) (ex Herb Obodda)

Jaimina Mine, Carrales, Obdulia vein, Caravia District, Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain
Cabinet, 9.7 x 8.5 x 4.8 cm
Start Time: 10/22/2020 9:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/29/2020 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $700

Item Description

A fantastic cabinet sized display specimen filled with gemmy, lustrous, pale lilac and colorless "phantom" crystals of Fluorite measuring up to 4.2 cm on edge on matrix from the classic locality at Jaimina. The piece is in great shape overall, with only a few tiny blemishes to the main crystals, but it's partially incomplete along certain spots of the periphery where it was detached from the pocket. Some of crystals are WATER CLEAR and they were incredibly difficult to photograph, and honestly the piece looks better in person. You can seen some jet black Bitumen inclusions along with small metallic golden Marcasite frozen within the Fluorite crystals. The habit of the Fluorites is predominantly cubic, but you can clearly see distinctive classic tetrahexahedral modifications along with what I believe are either trapezohedron or hexoctahedron faces. A very worthwhile and attractive Fluorite specimen from this well known Fluorite producing district. The specimen comes from the dealer stock of Herb Obodda. Valued originally (10 years ago) at $1,500 and certainly more today I think.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$700 10/29/2020 6:35:57 pm (CDT)
$675 * 10/29/2020 6:35:45 pm (CDT)
$675 * 10/29/2020 6:35:45 pm (CDT)
$650 * 10/29/2020 6:31:18 pm (CDT)
$650 * 10/29/2020 6:31:18 pm (CDT)
$625 10/29/2020 6:31:09 pm (CDT)
$600 10/29/2020 6:31:09 pm (CDT)
$575 10/29/2020 6:29:48 pm (CDT)
$550 10/29/2020 6:29:14 pm (CDT)
$531 10/29/2020 6:29:14 pm (CDT)
$495 10/29/2020 6:27:25 pm (CDT)
$485 10/29/2020 6:27:25 pm (CDT)
$468 10/29/2020 6:27:19 pm (CDT)
$458 10/29/2020 6:27:03 pm (CDT)
$450 10/29/2020 6:27:03 pm (CDT)
$407 10/29/2020 6:17:02 pm (CDT)
$400 10/29/2020 6:17:02 pm (CDT)
$371 10/29/2020 6:15:58 pm (CDT)
$361 10/29/2020 6:15:58 pm (CDT)
$360 10/29/2020 6:15:34 pm (CDT)
$350 10/29/2020 6:15:34 pm (CDT)
$335 10/29/2020 6:02:20 pm (CDT)
$325 10/29/2020 6:02:20 pm (CDT)
$310 10/29/2020 5:58:29 pm (CDT)
$300 10/29/2020 5:58:29 pm (CDT)
$280 10/29/2020 5:31:18 pm (CDT)
$270 10/29/2020 3:58:51 pm (CDT)
$260 10/29/2020 3:58:42 pm (CDT)
$259 10/29/2020 3:58:42 pm (CDT)
$249 10/28/2020 1:16:22 pm (CDT)
* 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.