Agatized Coral (fossil/pseudomorph)

Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Co., Florida, USA
Small Cabinet, 7.5 x 5.9 x 2.3 cm
Start Time: 03/02/2023 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 03/09/2023 7:00:00 pm (CST)
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Winning Bid: $150
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Item Description

This is a seldom seen specimen of Agate replacing botryoidal Coral from the Tampa Bay area in Florida. Sometimes these specimens are categorized as being fossilized, but in mineral terms, this would certainly qualify as a pseudomorph. The piece has a beautiful mix of grey-blue and caramel colors when, along with the fantastic botryoidal and "sponge"-like forms. The wonderful overall shape of the piece combined with the fact that this is a mineral replacing organic matter (similar to petrified wood, or clam shells replaced by Opal) makes it a very desirable specimen in my mind. One of the very few pieces of the material that I had to offer in the auctions recently.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$150 03/09/2023 6:54:10 pm (CST)
$140 03/09/2023 6:54:10 pm (CST)
$139 03/09/2023 6:48:54 pm (CST)
$129 03/09/2023 6:41:56 pm (CST)
$120 03/09/2023 6:41:56 pm (CST)
$119 03/09/2023 6:02:25 pm (CST)
$109 03/09/2023 6:02:24 pm (CST)
$98 03/06/2023 8:53:44 pm (CST)
$88 03/06/2023 8:53:43 pm (CST)
$80 03/05/2023 6:46:10 pm (CST)
$70 * 03/04/2023 7:28:46 pm (CST)
$70 * 03/04/2023 7:28:46 pm (CST)
$60 03/04/2023 7:28:29 pm (CST)
$50 03/04/2023 7:28:29 pm (CST)
$45 03/04/2023 5:26:52 pm (CST)
$40 03/04/2023 1:45:14 pm (CST)
$35 03/04/2023 1:45:05 pm (CST)
$30 03/04/2023 1:45:05 pm (CST)
$25 03/04/2023 1:44:52 pm (CST)
$20 03/04/2023 1:44:52 pm (CST)
$15 03/04/2023 12:26:18 pm (CST)
$10 03/04/2023 10:56:16 am (CST)
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