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Austinite (Cuprian)
- Ojuela Mine, Mapimí Mun., Durango, Mexico
- Ex. John Whatley
- Cabinet, 11.7 x 4.7 x 1.8 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: $81
Item Description
Glassy, translucent, silky luster aggregates of pastel-green, orthorhombic austinite crystals are attractively festooned on the large, sculptural, sturdy, elongated, layered gossan matrix plate from famed Mina Ojuela. Austinite is an uncommon secondary hydroxyl Ca-Zn-Arsenate and is one of the many ore species from this noted locale. The green tint is from trace amounts of copper. Ex John Whatley Collection, a well-known Georgia collector (1939-2022) and acquired in 1989. Excellent, rich and showy large example of the species and well-known locale.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
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| $81 | 08/01/2024 4:50:55 pm (CDT) |
| $71 | 08/01/2024 4:50:54 pm (CDT) |
| $61 | 08/01/2024 12:01:28 pm (CDT) |
| $51 | 08/01/2024 12:01:28 pm (CDT) |
| $46 | 08/01/2024 9:38:16 am (CDT) |
| $41 | 07/29/2024 9:41:43 pm (CDT) |
| $36 | 07/29/2024 9:41:33 pm (CDT) |
| $35 | 07/29/2024 9:41:33 pm (CDT) |
| $30 | 07/29/2024 3:44:58 am (CDT) |
| $25 | 07/29/2024 3:44:58 am (CDT) |
| $20 | 07/27/2024 10:55:20 pm (CDT) |
| $15 | 07/27/2024 10:55:20 pm (CDT) |
| $10 | 07/26/2024 11:01:53 am (CDT) |