Papagoite with Shattuckite (rare)

New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA (Type Locality for Papagoite)
Small Cabinet, 7.7 x 7.4 x 5.7 cm
Start Time: 09/16/2021 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/23/2021 7:05:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $210

Item Description

A lovely small cabinet sized piece of the very rare copper-containing silicate Papagoite from the type locality for species - the New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Arizona associated with rich blue colored Shattuckite . You can see the attractive turquoise blue colored "sprays" comprising thin needles of Papagoite microcrystals nestled into the open vug on the display side of the piece. Papagoite was discovered in 1960, and pieces from the type locality are highly sought after by collector. A true old-time specimen of this rare and beautiful species. We have photographed the piece with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to better illustrate the quality.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$210 09/23/2021 6:57:44 pm (CDT)
$200 09/23/2021 6:57:44 pm (CDT)
$198 09/23/2021 6:52:47 pm (CDT)
$188 09/23/2021 6:52:46 pm (CDT)
$160 09/23/2021 6:49:04 pm (CDT)
$150 09/23/2021 6:49:04 pm (CDT)
$139 09/23/2021 6:44:25 pm (CDT)
$129 09/23/2021 6:44:25 pm (CDT)
$109 09/23/2021 6:37:09 pm (CDT)
$99 09/23/2021 6:37:09 pm (CDT)
$95 09/23/2021 6:31:53 pm (CDT)
$85 09/23/2021 6:27:30 pm (CDT)
$75 09/23/2021 5:54:56 pm (CDT)
$65 09/23/2021 5:54:42 pm (CDT)
$60 09/23/2021 5:54:42 pm (CDT)
$50 09/23/2021 4:40:10 pm (CDT)
$45 09/23/2021 3:31:09 pm (CDT)
$40 09/23/2021 2:22:04 pm (CDT)
$35 09/23/2021 10:22:56 am (CDT)
$30 09/20/2021 8:28:40 pm (CDT)
$25 09/19/2021 11:03:36 am (CDT)
$21 09/19/2021 11:03:36 am (CDT)
$20 09/19/2021 11:03:29 am (CDT)
$15 09/19/2021 11:03:29 am (CDT)
$10 09/18/2021 5:56:54 pm (CDT)