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Almandine Garnet in Muscovite
- near Lawson Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA
- Ex. John Whatley
- Large Cabinet, 15.9 x 10.4 x 0.2 cm
- Start Time: 07/25/2024 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/01/2024 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $165
Item Description
Three flattened almandine garnet crystals are nicely clustered on the impressive, large and sculptural sheet of muscovite from an obscure, un-named mine near the Lawson Mine pegmatite. The large crystal is 1.0 cm across. The almandines are reddish-brown under normal light, but GLOW with cherry-red translucence, when backlit! The highly pearlescent muscovite sheet is mostly transparent. The narrow end is translucent. Collected by a Mr. Franklin, calculated 1995. Ex John Whatley Collection, a well-known Georgia collector (1939-2022) and acquired in 2000. Classic and very showy large combination material from the pegmatites of the Spruce Pine area.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $165 | 08/01/2024 5:49:30 pm (CDT) |
| $155 | 08/01/2024 5:46:29 pm (CDT) |
| $151 | 08/01/2024 5:46:29 pm (CDT) |
| $116 | 08/01/2024 4:49:23 pm (CDT) |
| $106 | 08/01/2024 4:48:35 pm (CDT) |
| $100 | 08/01/2024 4:48:35 pm (CDT) |
| $90 | 08/01/2024 3:16:20 pm (CDT) |
| $80 | 08/01/2024 3:16:20 pm (CDT) |
| $70 | 07/28/2024 9:08:17 pm (CDT) |
| $60 | 07/25/2024 11:58:59 pm (CDT) |
| $50 * | 07/25/2024 11:57:32 pm (CDT) |
| $50 * | 07/25/2024 11:57:32 pm (CDT) |
| $30 | 07/25/2024 11:57:14 pm (CDT) |
| $25 | 07/25/2024 11:57:13 pm (CDT) |
| $20 | 07/25/2024 11:56:58 pm (CDT) |
| $15 | 07/25/2024 11:56:58 pm (CDT) |
| $10 | 07/25/2024 7:37:09 pm (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.