Goldmanite (rare Garnet species)

Rybnícek, Pezinok Co., Bratislava Region, Slovakia
Miniature, 4.2 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm
Start Time: 04/17/2021 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/22/2021 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $50
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Item Description

Goldmanite is a fairly rare member of the Garnet group and get its strong green color from Vanadium, like Tsavorite. This piece features a couple 1 mm (typical for the material), sharp, lustrous, deep green color modified dodecahedrons of Goldmanite sitting on ore body matrix. The species was named for Marcus Isaac Goldman (1881-1965) and American sedimentary petrologist. Even though the most famous/abundant Goldmanites in the world are from Rybnícek, the type locality is actually an unnamed prospect pit in the Laguna District, Cibola County, New Mexico! If you're a rare mineral collector, of if you like Garnets, be sure to pick this one up. I photographed the crystals with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to better illustrate the quality.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$50 * 04/22/2021 6:40:03 pm (CDT)
$50 * 04/22/2021 6:40:03 pm (CDT)
$45 04/22/2021 6:38:46 pm (CDT)
$40 04/22/2021 6:38:46 pm (CDT)
$25 04/22/2021 5:16:43 pm (CDT)
$20 04/22/2021 12:19:47 pm (CDT)
$15 * 04/22/2021 12:19:37 pm (CDT)
$15 * 04/22/2021 12:19:37 pm (CDT)
$10 04/18/2021 4:18:39 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.