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Schorl Tourmaline on Albite (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
- Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Miniature, 4. 7x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
- Start Time: 02/17/2022 9:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/24/2022 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $70
Item Description
A classic specimen from arguably the most well-known Tourmaline locality in Pakistan, Stak Nala. This miniature specimen is a showy and aesthetic display piece featuring a wonderful 2.7 cm, sharp, lustrous, prismatic, black Schorl Tourmaline flaring out of a matrix composed of off-white bladed Albite (var: Cleavelandite). No damage and so showy! From the collection of Robert (Bob) Reynolds 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.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $70 | 02/24/2022 5:42:00 am (CST) |
| $60 | 02/19/2022 8:55:48 pm (CST) |
| $50 | 02/19/2022 8:55:39 pm (CST) |
| $49 | 02/19/2022 8:55:39 pm (CST) |
| $44 | 02/18/2022 10:25:02 pm (CST) |
| $39 | 02/18/2022 10:25:02 pm (CST) |
| $34 | 02/18/2022 10:24:41 pm (CST) |
| $29 | 02/18/2022 10:24:41 pm (CST) |
| $10 | 02/18/2022 10:04:25 am (CST) |