Siderite ps. after Calcite (superb pseudomorph!)

Herja Mine, Kisbanya, Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania
Small Cabinet, 7.3 x 6.9 x 5.5 cm
Start Time: 11/18/2021 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/27/2021 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $227

Item Description

FANTASTIC epimorph of Siderite after Calcite. The epimorphs follow the original forms of the Calcite very nicely, and looking into the hollow shell, there is a remarkable microcrystalline scaffolding spanning the space. The original hexagonal barrels of Calcite were significant in size, and there is nothing like them in Mindat for Romania. I will follow the labels as to the location being the famous Herja Mine. If this really is a 'one-off', it's amazing. Actually, it's amazing 'one-off' or not. Previously in the collections of Rendezo Iroda and Alfred Stevenson, it's a minor miracle that this great, small cabinet piece has survived the years. Valued $1500 From the collection of East Coast collector, George Elling, specializing in historic minerals of the East Coast and minerals from the development of old European mineralogy.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$227 11/27/2021 6:03:50 pm (CST)
$217 11/27/2021 6:03:49 pm (CST)
$215 11/27/2021 6:03:12 pm (CST)
$205 11/27/2021 6:03:11 pm (CST)
$199 11/27/2021 6:02:31 pm (CST)
$189 11/27/2021 6:02:31 pm (CST)
$175 11/27/2021 5:55:51 pm (CST)
$165 11/27/2021 5:55:21 pm (CST)
$157 11/27/2021 5:55:21 pm (CST)
$155 11/27/2021 4:13:17 pm (CST)
$145 11/27/2021 4:13:17 pm (CST)
$99 11/20/2021 11:01:24 am (CST)
$89 11/20/2021 11:01:24 am (CST)
$79 11/20/2021 11:01:16 am (CST)
$69 11/20/2021 11:01:15 am (CST)
$10 11/19/2021 11:42:56 pm (CST)