-
Howlite polished nodule (old classic from California!)
- Lang Mine, Tick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles Co., California
- Small Cabinet, 5.9 x 5.3 x 2.5 cm
- Start Time: 09/25/2020 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/01/2020 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $100
Item Description
A rare anhydrous Ca-B silicate, Howlite is well-known from this extinct borax mine. Sculptural intergrown globular masses of porcelaneous bone-white howlite are aesthetically set in the polished shale nodule. Ex Chet Lemanski Collection. An excellent old-time display quality specimen of this rare borate species. Comes with a Schortmann's Minerals label from one of their well-known New York City mineral sales in 1947. A historically fine specimen.
Did You Know We Offer Custom Bases?
Learn MoreMiss this auction? Buy Howlite mineral specimens on iRocks.com
Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $100 | 10/01/2020 6:07:09 pm (CDT) |
| $90 | 10/01/2020 6:03:46 pm (CDT) |
| $80 | 10/01/2020 6:02:23 pm (CDT) |
| $70 | 10/01/2020 5:29:23 pm (CDT) |
| $60 | 09/30/2020 9:34:42 pm (CDT) |
| $52 | 09/30/2020 9:34:42 pm (CDT) |
| $41 | 09/30/2020 10:46:20 am (CDT) |
| $36 | 09/30/2020 10:46:20 am (CDT) |
| $31 | 09/29/2020 11:20:49 pm (CDT) |
| $26 | 09/29/2020 9:42:15 am (CDT) |
| $25 | 09/29/2020 9:42:15 am (CDT) |
| $21 | 09/28/2020 3:56:44 am (CDT) |
| $16 | 09/28/2020 3:56:43 am (CDT) |
| $10 | 09/26/2020 7:53:59 am (CDT) |