Aragonite (classic - Type Locality) Kay Robertson Coll.

Molina de Aragon, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Cabinet, 10.6 x 8.1 x 4.0 cm
Start Time: 07/02/2021 1:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/08/2021 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $218
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Item Description

An impressive and sculptural large dense intergrown cluster of cyclically-twinned pseudo-hexagonal apatite crystals from the famous Type Locality in Spain. The crystals are lustrous and translucent. The bodies are a nice lavender color, which grades to a light gray at the terminations. The striking larger crystals on the edges are doubly terminated and reach 2.6 cm. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 9035 and acquired from well-known English dealer Gregory, Bottley & Company in May, 1980. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017). She passed away in 2020. A classic, very fine and rich older two-sided aragonite from the Type Locality.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$218 07/08/2021 6:14:05 pm (CDT)
$208 07/08/2021 5:33:47 pm (CDT)
$198 07/08/2021 5:12:28 pm (CDT)
$188 07/08/2021 4:48:51 pm (CDT)
$178 07/08/2021 4:48:43 pm (CDT)
$170 07/08/2021 4:48:43 pm (CDT)
$160 07/08/2021 2:46:36 pm (CDT)
$150 07/08/2021 2:46:36 pm (CDT)
$110 07/08/2021 10:34:20 am (CDT)
$100 * 07/08/2021 10:34:06 am (CDT)
$100 * 07/08/2021 10:34:06 am (CDT)
$69 07/06/2021 10:28:55 pm (CDT)
$59 07/06/2021 10:22:29 pm (CDT)
$53 07/06/2021 10:22:29 pm (CDT)
$48 07/06/2021 10:22:19 pm (CDT)
$43 07/06/2021 10:22:19 pm (CDT)
$38 07/04/2021 7:18:59 am (CDT)
$33 07/04/2021 7:18:58 am (CDT)
$15 07/03/2021 1:51:10 pm (CDT)
$10 07/03/2021 10:23:01 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.