Quartz var Chrysoprase cabochon (over 100 cts)

Hanging Rock, Nundle, Parry Co., New South Wales, Australia
Miniature, 3.9 x 3.7 x 0.9 cm
Start Time: 04/01/2021 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/17/2021 7:05:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $265
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Item Description

This item is part of a special benefit auction for the Rice Museum of Rocks & Minerals (ricenorthwestmuseum.org). Items are either deaccessions from the museum's collection or were donated by generous supporters listed below.

Auction open April 1, 2021 through April 17, 2021.

Billing for this auction will occur on Monday, April 19, for payment using PayPal or credit card. Shipping will be billed at cost, or please contact brandy@mineralauctions.com if you'd like to plan on picking up items at future shows or during a stop through Dallas.

This vibrant, slightly translucent, medium green Chrysoprase cabochon is prepared from very high quality material originating from the famous Hanging Rock locality in New South Wales, Australia. The piece has an excellent polish of the top quality, and the color saturation is also absolutely the top quality highly valued in the gem trade for jewelry. The top is slightly rounded and then tapers off to the nicely polished beveled edge. The mass of this beautiful piece of Chrysoprase is 22.26 grams or 111.30 carats.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$265 04/17/2021 6:56:39 pm (CDT)
$255 04/17/2021 6:36:17 pm (CDT)
$245 04/17/2021 6:31:19 pm (CDT)
$243 04/17/2021 6:31:19 pm (CDT)
$232 04/17/2021 6:27:44 pm (CDT)
$222 04/17/2021 6:27:44 pm (CDT)
$213 04/17/2021 6:04:29 pm (CDT)
$203 04/17/2021 6:04:29 pm (CDT)
$183 04/17/2021 5:02:43 pm (CDT)
$173 04/17/2021 5:02:43 pm (CDT)
$160 04/17/2021 4:00:10 pm (CDT)
$150 * 04/16/2021 1:57:35 pm (CDT)
$150 * 04/16/2021 1:57:35 pm (CDT)
$140 04/07/2021 3:59:32 pm (CDT)
$130 04/07/2021 3:59:22 pm (CDT)
$120 04/07/2021 3:59:22 pm (CDT)
$110 04/02/2021 4:07:08 pm (CDT)
$100 04/02/2021 11:07:53 am (CDT)
* 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.