Botryoidal Fluorite on Quartz

Minggang Mine, Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan, China
Cabinet, 10.8 x 7.5 x 6.2 cm
Start Time: 10/23/2020 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/29/2020 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $252
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Item Description

A 7.7 cm, purple hemisphere or "bulb" is aesthetically attached to the quartz "stalk" on this sculptural large combination from China. The pretty purple translucent nubby fluorite has matte lustre. Botryoidal fluorites are rare worldwide. They are best known from Mahodari, India, from the mid-2000s here finds in China (purple ones) and purple ones from near Canon City, Colorado. It has a beautiful glow, when back lit. This is a good sized combination ball from the find with excellent aesthetics. Note the color is best when strongly backlit.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$252 10/29/2020 6:16:25 pm (CDT)
$242 10/29/2020 6:09:36 pm (CDT)
$232 10/29/2020 3:28:02 pm (CDT)
$222 * 10/29/2020 3:27:22 pm (CDT)
$222 * 10/29/2020 3:27:22 pm (CDT)
$212 10/28/2020 6:44:30 am (CDT)
$202 10/28/2020 6:44:30 am (CDT)
$192 10/28/2020 6:44:12 am (CDT)
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$172 10/28/2020 6:43:52 am (CDT)
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$152 10/28/2020 6:43:39 am (CDT)
$142 10/28/2020 6:43:39 am (CDT)
$132 10/28/2020 6:43:24 am (CDT)
$122 10/28/2020 6:43:24 am (CDT)
$112 10/27/2020 10:59:19 pm (CDT)
$102 10/27/2020 9:07:01 pm (CDT)
$92 10/27/2020 9:06:42 pm (CDT)
$89 10/27/2020 9:06:42 pm (CDT)
$79 10/27/2020 12:24:11 pm (CDT)
$69 10/26/2020 9:33:02 pm (CDT)
$59 10/25/2020 4:48:35 pm (CDT)
$58 10/25/2020 4:48:35 pm (CDT)
$10 10/24/2020 9:32:44 am (CDT)
* 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.