Beryl (rare locality)

Rangkul' pegmatite field, Rangkul' Highlands, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
Ex. Bill Larson
Thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm
Start Time: 09/28/2023 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/07/2023 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $205

Item Description

A seldom seen Beryl specimen from Tajikistan featuring a sharp, lustrous, hexagonal crystal measuring 2.1 cm, associated with beige colored feldspar and a few tiny thin Schorl Tourmaline crystals. The Beryl is a whitish-silvery hue, no true color that I can see. There is a piece on mindat that refers to this material as Caesium-Beryl (https://www.mindat.org/photo-369220.html), but I cannot say for certain if that's the case with this piece.
From the collection of Bill ("Burma Bill") Larson of Fallbrook, California. Bill is a well-known gem and mineral dealer (Pala International) as well as a miner and collector. Bill traveled the world for decades in search of fine gems and minerals, and was directly involved in the in-person acquisition and importation of superb specimens from many important gem-producing localities. You can read his biography at https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/larsonwilliam-f/

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$205 10/07/2023 6:40:38 pm (CDT)
$195 10/07/2023 6:20:13 pm (CDT)
$185 10/07/2023 5:29:25 pm (CDT)
$175 10/07/2023 4:27:49 pm (CDT)
$170 10/07/2023 4:27:49 pm (CDT)
$160 10/07/2023 3:11:47 pm (CDT)
$155 10/07/2023 3:11:47 pm (CDT)
$150 10/07/2023 1:49:00 am (CDT)
$140 * 10/07/2023 1:48:16 am (CDT)
$140 * 10/07/2023 1:48:16 am (CDT)
$130 10/06/2023 2:21:35 pm (CDT)
$127 10/06/2023 2:21:34 pm (CDT)
$120 10/05/2023 7:40:10 pm (CDT)
$110 10/05/2023 7:40:10 pm (CDT)
$98 10/05/2023 6:46:53 pm (CDT)
$88 10/05/2023 6:46:21 pm (CDT)
$80 10/05/2023 6:46:21 pm (CDT)
$50 10/05/2023 5:34:53 pm (CDT)
$45 10/05/2023 5:34:52 pm (CDT)
$40 10/05/2023 5:34:45 pm (CDT)
$35 10/05/2023 5:34:45 pm (CDT)
$30 10/05/2023 5:34:35 pm (CDT)
$25 10/05/2023 5:34:35 pm (CDT)
$20 10/02/2023 7:29:51 pm (CDT)
$15 10/02/2023 7:29:51 pm (CDT)
$10 10/02/2023 6:43:35 pm (CDT)
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