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Calcite on Sphalerite
- Elmwood mine, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
- Ex. Dr. Rob Lavinsky
- Small Cabinet, 7.7 x 6.3 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 06/15/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/22/2023 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $700
Item Description
A true gem calcite, this is literally THE classic Elmwood style, often called "jewels" by the miners! This gorgeous specimen is balanced on just a nice pedestal of sphalerite matrix for contrast, and came out in the heyday of the mine in the 1990s (when I bought it for my own personal calcite collection at the time). It is pristine, balanced in size and shape as well as on a matrix, and displays every quality you could want to have a sophisticated Elmwood calcite in this size. They get bigger, but not much better - there are many larger specimens, in fact, than fine examples in this size, as the mine produced so many huge crystals. Once common, Elmwood calcites are now a historic American classic. Valued $2500-plus.
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Bidding History
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$700 | 06/22/2023 4:07:38 pm (CDT) |
$675 | 06/20/2023 9:20:26 pm (CDT) |
$650 | 06/16/2023 10:37:33 pm (CDT) |
$625 | 06/16/2023 5:24:51 pm (CDT) |
$600 | 06/16/2023 12:59:48 pm (CDT) |
$580 | 06/16/2023 12:59:48 pm (CDT) |
$575 | 06/16/2023 12:57:58 pm (CDT) |
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$525 | 06/16/2023 12:57:32 pm (CDT) |
$500 | 06/16/2023 12:57:32 pm (CDT) |
$460 | 06/16/2023 12:57:24 pm (CDT) |
$450 | 06/16/2023 12:57:24 pm (CDT) |
$410 | 06/16/2023 12:57:03 pm (CDT) |
$400 | 06/16/2023 12:57:03 pm (CDT) |
$375 | 06/16/2023 12:56:54 pm (CDT) |
$365 | 06/16/2023 12:56:54 pm (CDT) |
$355 | 06/16/2023 12:56:49 pm (CDT) |
$345 | 06/16/2023 12:56:49 pm (CDT) |
$335 | 06/16/2023 8:02:53 am (CDT) |
$325 | 06/16/2023 8:02:53 am (CDT) |
$270 | 06/16/2023 12:32:27 am (CDT) |
$260 | 06/15/2023 11:20:44 pm (CDT) |
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$209 | 06/15/2023 11:20:29 pm (CDT) |
$199 | 06/15/2023 11:20:23 pm (CDT) |
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$179 | 06/15/2023 8:10:24 pm (CDT) |
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$10 | 06/15/2023 7:26:03 pm (CDT) |