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Baryte
- Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
- Ex. George Loud
- Cabinet, 14.7 x 10.2 x 7.3 cm
- Start Time: 10/03/2024 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/12/2024 5:00:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $160
Item Description
A terrific specimen of Baryte from an undisclosed locality in the Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District in Hardin County, Illinois, featuring a full coverage of attractive bladed off-white colored crystals of Baryte, which have formed beautiful "rose"-shaped groups, with individual crystals measuring up to about 7 mm, sitting on a fairly thick matrix of Limestone, with a bit of purple Fluorite mixed in. Amazingly, nearly every Baryte crystal is undamaged, and the only real roughness is around the periphery where the piece was removed from the pocket wall. It's also a sculptural and dramatic piece, not just a "plate" of crystals, but a striking display specimen. Valued $2,000.
Ex George Loud Collection No. 28.3.1.1 IL.45; 8127 George (born August 16, 1942) is a well-known mineral collector from Washington, DC and South Carolina respectively, and was a patent lawyer by trade for over 50 years. He assembled one of the great mineral collections in the U.S., comprising worldwide specimens, and in later years he sold the worldwide specimens to focus on minerals of the United States, specifically locality suites with an emphasis on amazing representation of species while still maintaining fine quality. The specimens remarkably range from micros to all the way up to large cabinets in size. We recently acquired most of his impressive 9000+ piece collection, and the VAST majority of these pieces will be offered here in the auctions, as we feel that everyone deserves and equal opportunity at acquiring these important, well-documented and fine quality specimens for their collections.
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Bidding History
Bid Amount | Bid Time |
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$160 | 10/12/2024 4:29:15 pm (CDT) |
$158 | 10/12/2024 4:29:15 pm (CDT) |
$118 | 10/12/2024 11:30:50 am (CDT) |
$108 | 10/11/2024 7:17:30 pm (CDT) |
$100 | 10/11/2024 7:17:30 pm (CDT) |
$98 | 10/11/2024 10:31:41 am (CDT) |
$88 | 10/11/2024 10:31:41 am (CDT) |
$65 | 10/11/2024 10:31:33 am (CDT) |
$55 | 10/11/2024 10:31:33 am (CDT) |
$20 | 10/10/2024 6:59:17 pm (CDT) |
$15 | 10/10/2024 6:59:17 pm (CDT) |
$10 | 10/08/2024 12:26:08 pm (CDT) |