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Amethyst (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
- Wanda mines, Wanda, Iguazú Department, Misiones Province, Argentina
- Small Cabinet, 9.3 x 5.8 x 4.7 cm
- Start Time: 08/20/2022 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/25/2022 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $70
Item Description
An old-time specimen of Amethyst from the Wanda mines in the Misiones Province of Argentina featuring a column-esque formation of sharp, lustrous, gemmy, soft purple colored crystals sitting on banded Chalcedony matrix. The Amethyst group is complete all around and looks nice from both the front and back. There is a bit of iron oxide inclusions, so the piece has a slight color contrast of an orange tone against the purple Amethyst. 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.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $70 | 08/25/2022 5:10:43 pm (CDT) |
| $65 | 08/25/2022 5:10:43 pm (CDT) |
| $60 | 08/25/2022 5:10:33 pm (CDT) |
| $50 | 08/25/2022 5:10:33 pm (CDT) |
| $45 | 08/25/2022 2:08:10 pm (CDT) |
| $40 | 08/25/2022 9:40:12 am (CDT) |
| $35 * | 08/25/2022 9:39:53 am (CDT) |
| $35 * | 08/25/2022 9:39:53 am (CDT) |
| $30 | 08/25/2022 9:34:48 am (CDT) |
| $25 | 08/25/2022 9:34:48 am (CDT) |
| $20 | 08/21/2022 6:34:15 pm (CDT) |
| $15 | 08/21/2022 6:34:15 pm (CDT) |
| $10 | 08/20/2022 10:39:50 pm (CDT) |