Quartz incl. w/ Hedenbergite (Steve Smale Coll.)

Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia, China
Small Cabinet, 6.7 x 6.1 x 2.8 cm
Start Time: 09/17/2021 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/23/2021 6:55:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $383
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Item Description

An exquisite and dramatically sculptural 360-degree diverging spray of olive-green hedenbergite-included lustrous, translucent quartz crystals from circa 2012 finds at the now-famous remote Huanggang Mine of Inner Mongolia. The striking large central point is 6.1 cm long. Complete all-around and essentially pristine. The two broken points at the base have healed tips and the bruised tip to a small side car on one side is certainly only a modest detraction. See the 2012 Mineralogical Record China-IV Special Issure, Vol. 43, No. 5. Ex Dr. Steve Smale Collection. Steve has assembled one of the world's finest private collections and is also a world renowned mathematician. He collects only exceptional quality specimens. Read more about Steve at: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/smalestephen/. This fine piece has beautiful symmetry.

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Bidding History

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$383 09/23/2021 6:47:08 pm (CDT)
$373 09/23/2021 6:47:07 pm (CDT)
$363 09/23/2021 6:42:11 pm (CDT)
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$110 09/19/2021 11:10:14 pm (CDT)
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$15 09/19/2021 7:46:02 pm (CDT)
$10 09/19/2021 4:44:49 pm (CDT)
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