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Pyromorphite
- Bunker Hill Mine, Kellogg, Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA
- Ex. Mervyn Ford
- Miniature, 3.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
- Start Time: 01/30/2025 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/08/2025 7:03:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $643
Item Description
A classic from a single one time find in Idaho in the 1980s, this is a rare orange pyromorphite CRYSTAL in competitive quality. Most of these were either big lumpy plates, or botryoidal masses. Few aesthetic miniatures of this quality were recovered. It is a lustrous and robustly colored Pyromorphite cluster from the famed Bunker Hill Mine in Idaho, from classic finds of the 1980s. The color is rare - due to Arsenic contribution. This deep orange Pyromorphite grouping has an almost bubbly amorphous surface as a later stage coating upon earlier formed, 3-dimensional, Pyromorphite crystals whose form is still discernible although the rounded surface layer gives them a rounded form. It sits well on its own and is in great condition with only one small, inconspicuous bruise - otherwise complete all around. Ex. Mervyn Ford collection with label. Ford was a well-known aesthetics miniatures collector. Valued $1500-2500.
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Bidding History
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$643 | 02/08/2025 6:58:49 pm (CST) |
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