Calcite (RARE LOCALITY)

Arctic Ocean, Alaska, USA
Miniature, 4.3 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Start Time: 06/13/2024 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/20/2024 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $400

Item Description

An incredibly hard to find specimen of Calcite labeled as replacing Glauberite, but it very well could be after Ikaite - or perhaps after Gaylussite. The label states the locality is the Arctic Ocean off the north coast of Alaska. The given coordinates on the label are 66 Latitude, 166 Longitude, but it should be -166 Longitude, which puts the locality on the south side of the Shishmaref Inlet. I can honestly say that I've never seen a single specimen from this locality, and this particular piece is an attractive cluster of sharp crystals with a whitish-blue color on the surface and a muted reddish-brown hue underneath. Individual crystals measure up to about 2.3 cm, and the piece is complete all around with no real damage I can find, so I'm calling it a complete "floater". A really cool obscure locality specimen!
Ex Les Presmyk / De Natura specimen.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$400 * 06/19/2024 12:03:25 pm (CDT)
$400 * 06/19/2024 12:03:25 pm (CDT)
$320 06/18/2024 4:48:51 pm (CDT)
$310 06/18/2024 4:48:50 pm (CDT)
$260 06/14/2024 1:53:42 pm (CDT)
$250 06/14/2024 1:53:41 pm (CDT)
$233 06/14/2024 12:24:44 pm (CDT)
$223 06/14/2024 12:24:43 pm (CDT)
$185 06/13/2024 11:06:05 pm (CDT)
$175 06/13/2024 11:06:05 pm (CDT)
$149 06/13/2024 10:53:01 pm (CDT)
$139 06/13/2024 10:53:01 pm (CDT)
$87 06/13/2024 9:44:46 pm (CDT)
$77 06/13/2024 9:44:46 pm (CDT)
$10 06/13/2024 8:22:40 pm (CDT)
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