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Spessartine Garnet - rare locale (MINDAT BENEFIT AUCTION)
- Codera Valley, Sondrio Prov., Lombardy, Italy
- Small Cabinet, 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm
- Start Time: 12/28/2023 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/04/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $163
Item Description
Four sharp spessartine garnets are nicely lined up on the blocky pegmatite matrix of this showy classic from this well-known Italian locale. The highly lustrous dark wine-red trapezohedrons, to 9 mm, have classic areas of cherry-red color under bright light. Highly representative example of the species and locale. NOTE: THIS AUCTION ITEM IS DONATED from the Emanuele Murada - Veronica Baruta collection TO BENEFIT MINDAT on behalf of the Valtellinese Institute of Mineralogy .
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $163 | 01/04/2024 5:21:44 pm (CST) |
| $153 | 01/04/2024 5:21:44 pm (CST) |
| $140 | 01/04/2024 5:13:37 am (CST) |
| $130 | 01/01/2024 3:31:25 am (CST) |
| $123 | 01/01/2024 3:31:25 am (CST) |
| $90 | 01/01/2024 2:32:48 am (CST) |
| $80 | 01/01/2024 2:32:48 am (CST) |
| $70 | 12/31/2023 5:05:53 pm (CST) |
| $60 * | 12/31/2023 9:10:15 am (CST) |
| $60 * | 12/31/2023 9:10:15 am (CST) |
| $50 | 12/31/2023 9:09:54 am (CST) |
| $45 | 12/31/2023 9:09:54 am (CST) |
| $40 | 12/31/2023 9:09:39 am (CST) |
| $35 | 12/31/2023 9:09:39 am (CST) |
| $30 | 12/30/2023 12:21:59 pm (CST) |
| $25 | 12/30/2023 12:21:59 pm (CST) |
| $20 | 12/30/2023 12:21:52 pm (CST) |
| $15 | 12/30/2023 12:21:52 pm (CST) |
| $10 | 12/29/2023 6:37:37 pm (CST) |
* 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.