Bismuth

Germany
Ex. A.L. Kidwell
Small Cabinet, 8.5 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Start Time: 10/12/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/19/2023 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $116
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Item Description

Please note: This piece was labeled as coming from "Schneckenstein", but I can't find a listing for Bismuth for any locality around Schneckenstein, so if anybody out there has some insight as to where it could be from, please reach out a let us know. The piece is filled with brilliant silvery colored micro crystals and veinlets running through the matrix. The piece is quite heavy for its size, and there is a black mineral (possibly something like Cassiterite or Ferberite?) present that seems to be giving it the weight. From the worldwide mineral collection of Albert Lewis Kidwell (January 1, 1919 - August 16, 2008). Al was a well-known mineral collector and research geologist with Carter Oil Company and later Exxon Oil Company in Houston, Texas. The phosphate species Kidwellite was named in his honor in 1974 (https://www.mindat.org/photo-326405.html).

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$116 10/19/2023 1:49:37 pm (CDT)
$106 10/19/2023 1:49:36 pm (CDT)
$96 10/19/2023 1:49:18 pm (CDT)
$86 10/19/2023 1:49:18 pm (CDT)
$76 10/18/2023 8:56:33 pm (CDT)
$66 10/18/2023 8:56:33 pm (CDT)
$45 10/16/2023 11:56:37 pm (CDT)
$40 10/16/2023 11:56:37 pm (CDT)
$35 10/16/2023 11:54:22 pm (CDT)
$30 10/16/2023 11:54:22 pm (CDT)
$20 10/13/2023 11:44:54 am (CDT)
$15 10/13/2023 11:44:54 am (CDT)
$10 10/12/2023 7:52:42 pm (CDT)