Anatase ps. Xenotime (RARE & rare locale)

Tapira Complex, Tapira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Bob Trimingham
Thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm
Start Time: 02/22/2024 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/29/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $85

Item Description

VERY RARE pseudomorph from this obscure carbonatite complex mined for Titanium and phosphates (MINDAT). A crude brown floater crystal of dipyramidal Anatase has pseudomorphed a Xenotime crystal. There are no specimens of any species illustrated in the MINDAT list for the Tapira Complex. Anatase is listed, but not Xenotime. Ex Bob Trimingham Collection No. T-11732.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$85 02/29/2024 6:10:45 pm (CST)
$75 02/29/2024 6:10:45 pm (CST)
$71 02/29/2024 5:48:19 pm (CST)
$61 02/29/2024 5:48:19 pm (CST)
$51 02/29/2024 5:48:09 pm (CST)
$46 02/29/2024 5:48:09 pm (CST)
$32 02/26/2024 11:24:35 pm (CST)
$27 02/26/2024 11:24:35 pm (CST)
$10 02/24/2024 12:59:53 pm (CST)