Wulfenite (ex Al Kidwell Collection)

Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 6.3 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
Start Time: 05/26/2022 9:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/02/2022 7:15:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $380

Item Description

Some of the most iconic specimens of Wulfenite from any world locality are the classic and beautiful display specimens from Los Lamentos. Their most distinguishing characteristic is that the crystals from this mine will be a bit thicker in habit than most Wulfenites from other world localities. This piece features gorgeous, thick, fine quality, beautiful butterscotch-orange colored tabular crystals measuring up to 2.7 cm, sitting on minor matrix. The piece is incredibly showy and eye-catching, so it stands out as a very attractive piece of this well-known material. I love the slick vitreous lusters on the crystals, which gives them character and a beautiful reflective sheen. If you collect Wulfenites, secondary ore minerals, or specifically minerals of Mexico, do not miss out on this fantastic small cabinet display piece of this beloved material from this famous locality. Valued in the inventory at $1,250. From the worldwide mineral collection of Albert Lewis Kidwell (January 1, 1919 - August 16, 2008). Al was a well-known mineral collector and research geologist with Carter Oil Company and later Exxon Oil Company in Houston, Texas. The phosphate species Kidwellite was named in his honor in 1974 ( https://www.mindat.org/photo-326405.html ).

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$380 06/02/2022 7:08:14 pm (CDT)
$370 06/02/2022 7:08:14 pm (CDT)
$360 06/02/2022 7:01:54 pm (CDT)
$350 06/02/2022 7:01:54 pm (CDT)
$340 06/02/2022 7:01:22 pm (CDT)
$330 06/02/2022 7:01:22 pm (CDT)
$310 06/02/2022 7:01:01 pm (CDT)
$300 06/02/2022 7:01:01 pm (CDT)
$260 06/02/2022 7:00:23 pm (CDT)
$250 06/02/2022 7:00:23 pm (CDT)
$235 06/02/2022 6:59:45 pm (CDT)
$225 06/02/2022 6:59:44 pm (CDT)
$210 06/02/2022 6:54:05 pm (CDT)
$200 06/02/2022 6:53:09 pm (CDT)
$190 06/02/2022 6:51:26 pm (CDT)
$180 06/02/2022 6:50:49 pm (CDT)
$175 06/02/2022 6:50:49 pm (CDT)
$170 06/02/2022 6:45:31 pm (CDT)
$160 06/02/2022 6:44:58 pm (CDT)
$150 * 06/02/2022 6:44:49 pm (CDT)
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$140 06/02/2022 6:44:33 pm (CDT)
$130 06/02/2022 6:40:26 pm (CDT)
$120 06/02/2022 6:39:40 pm (CDT)
$110 06/02/2022 6:39:36 pm (CDT)
$100 06/02/2022 5:59:49 pm (CDT)
$90 06/02/2022 5:59:48 pm (CDT)
$80 05/31/2022 10:47:40 am (CDT)
$70 05/30/2022 6:55:35 pm (CDT)
$60 05/30/2022 6:55:14 pm (CDT)
$50 05/30/2022 6:55:14 pm (CDT)
$45 05/30/2022 6:54:47 pm (CDT)
$40 05/30/2022 6:54:46 pm (CDT)
$35 05/30/2022 6:54:35 pm (CDT)
$30 05/30/2022 6:54:35 pm (CDT)
$25 05/30/2022 6:54:23 pm (CDT)
$20 05/30/2022 6:54:23 pm (CDT)
$15 05/28/2022 10:51:34 pm (CDT)
$10 05/28/2022 8:05:37 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.