Beryl var. Goshenite & Muscovite (superb)

Pingwu Beryl Mine, Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan, China
Ex. Bill Larson Beryl collection
Large Cabinet, 13.5 x 9.0 x 7.7 cm
Start Time: 11/14/2024 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/21/2024 6:33:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $1,161

Item Description

A stunning, pristine, rare, Goshenite (colorless) Beryl crystal is dramatically set upright on the end of the delightful, large, mounded, sculptural matrix of ghostly white, pearlescent muscovite blades. The imposing, 7.1 x 6.3 x 2.0 cm, sharp, textbook, tabular, hexagonal crystal is very glassy, lustrous and transparent to translucent. The perpendicular muscovite blades embedded on the back of the beryl are a super accessory to this exceptional and aesthetic combination. Tabular Beryls are rare in nature. See the 2005 Mineralogical Record article in the China-I Special Issue, Vol. 36, No. 1. This is older mid-1990s material from the famous locale. Ex Bill Larson Beryl Collection. Bill is a famous California mine owner of the Himalaya Mine among others; and mineral collector and dealer and gemologist. Long on display at his Fallbrook shop, this has been in the flagship beryl educational collection they built in the 1970s and later. A superb large combination example of colorless Goshenite Beryl and Muscovite from the noted locale. Valued at $5000-6000.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$1,161 11/21/2024 6:27:58 pm (CST)
$1,111 11/21/2024 6:27:58 pm (CST)
$925 11/21/2024 6:21:51 pm (CST)
$900 11/21/2024 6:21:50 pm (CST)
$825 11/21/2024 6:21:38 pm (CST)
$800 11/21/2024 6:21:38 pm (CST)
$775 11/21/2024 6:03:50 pm (CST)
$750 11/21/2024 6:03:50 pm (CST)
$630 11/20/2024 5:28:38 am (CST)
$605 11/20/2024 5:28:38 am (CST)
$580 11/17/2024 10:02:03 am (CST)
$555 11/17/2024 10:02:03 am (CST)
$210 11/16/2024 7:25:27 pm (CST)
$200 11/16/2024 7:25:27 pm (CST)
$160 11/16/2024 11:37:03 am (CST)
$150 11/16/2024 10:14:38 am (CST)
$147 11/16/2024 10:14:38 am (CST)
$118 11/16/2024 2:44:08 am (CST)
$108 11/16/2024 2:44:08 am (CST)
$98 11/16/2024 2:43:59 am (CST)
$88 11/16/2024 2:43:59 am (CST)
$49 11/15/2024 5:30:43 pm (CST)
$44 11/15/2024 5:30:43 pm (CST)
$10 11/15/2024 12:25:41 pm (CST)