Baryte (old classic Georgia) Cilen & Lemanski Coll.

Cartersville Mining District, Bartow Co., Georgia, USA
Small Cabinet, 6.4 x 6.3 x 4.1 cm
Start Time: 01/13/2022 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/20/2022 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Winning Bid: $120
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Item Description

Outstanding dramatically sculptural 360-degree barite from the numerous mines in this well-known Georgia mining district. Parallel-growth clusters of glassy, translucent, tabular, blue-gray barite crystals are aesthetically intergrown and highlighted by the striking hole. The piece looks like a pinwheel. Formerly in the Joe Cilen Collection. Joe Cilen was a well-known New Jersey collector who accumulated an over 23,000 piece collection. He passed away in 1997. Read about Joe in the Mineralogical Record Biographical Archive at: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/cilenjoe/. Ex Chet Lemanski Collection and acquired in 1999. Classic and exceptional older Georgia barite. Rare in the aesthetic quality. Valued at $1000.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$120 01/20/2022 6:07:08 pm (CST)
$115 01/20/2022 6:07:08 pm (CST)
$110 01/20/2022 10:06:38 am (CST)
$100 * 01/20/2022 10:06:25 am (CST)
$100 * 01/20/2022 10:06:25 am (CST)
$85 01/20/2022 10:06:15 am (CST)
$75 01/20/2022 10:06:14 am (CST)
$60 01/16/2022 12:35:04 am (CST)
$50 01/16/2022 12:35:04 am (CST)
$10 01/14/2022 9:47:40 pm (CST)
* 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.