Pseudomalachite (classic material) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)

Podlipa Deposit, Lubietova (Libethen), Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Miniature, 4.7 x 4.5 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 11/18/2021 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/27/2021 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $289

Item Description

A wonderful miniature sized specimen of the classic and desirable specimens of Pseudomalachite from the old locality at Lubietova (Libethen), Slovakia (formerly Hungary) This piece features lovely rich blue-green, botryoidal formations of this hard to find copper phosphate on oxidized matrix. This is hard to find material on the market today, and this particular piece is about as good as anything we've had to offer from this locality for a while. From the collection of Robert (Bob) Reynolds (#RR0660) who passed in August of 2020. Bob was a well-known fossil and mineral expert and former Curator of Earth Sciences at the San Bernardino County Museum in California. The rare phyllomanganate-chromate species Reynoldsite was named in his honor in 2011. This piece was priced in the inventory at $900.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$289 11/27/2021 3:03:57 pm (CST)
$279 * 11/27/2021 3:03:44 pm (CST)
$279 * 11/27/2021 3:03:44 pm (CST)
$269 11/27/2021 3:01:04 pm (CST)
$259 11/27/2021 3:01:04 pm (CST)
$249 11/23/2021 12:02:01 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.