Botryoidal Malachite

Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Guangdong, China
Small Cabinet, 8.0 x 7.2 x 6.0 cm
Start Time: 10/17/2024 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/24/2024 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Current Bid: $95
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Item Description

Moving light back and forth across the sculptural, 360-degree small cabinet cluster of shimmering velvet malachite botryoids look like eyeballs or circles, especially on the impressive large botryoid, tracking your motion. A mesmerizing effect. This very showy specimen is from the well-known, extinct Shilu Mine, a skarn-type copper-molybdenum deposit. Artisanal mining by locals has recovered more fine specimens. Attachments on the base and one side reveal the striking, chatoyant, dense, radial growth and multi-hued green hues of the acicular primary malachite crystals, adding character. A few spots of scuffing are a modest detraction to this strikingly sculptural and highly representative example from the noted locale.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$95 10/21/2024 9:41:22 pm (CDT)
$85 10/21/2024 10:03:05 am (CDT)
$75 10/21/2024 10:03:05 am (CDT)
$65 10/21/2024 2:23:44 am (CDT)
$55 10/19/2024 4:02:40 pm (CDT)
$50 10/19/2024 4:02:40 pm (CDT)
$40 10/19/2024 4:02:13 pm (CDT)
$35 10/19/2024 4:02:13 pm (CDT)
$10 10/17/2024 9:26:02 pm (CDT)