Calcite (rare New Zealand - fluorescent) Tom Wolfe Coll.

Golden Cross Mine, Waitekauri, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Small Cabinet, 6.6 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Start Time: 11/13/2020 4:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/19/2020 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $199

Item Description

A sculptural small cabinet mounded plate of tightly intergrown, glassy, translucent, flattened nailhead calcite rhombs from this extinct underground and open pit Au-Ag mine. The elevated 3.7. cm long ridge adds much character to this rich and showy piece. Pink fluorescence. Calcite is a rare accessory from this mine, that produced from 1895-1920 and again from 1991-1998. Mineral specimens of any type are rare from here. Ex Tom Wolfe Calcite Collection.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$199 11/19/2020 6:23:24 pm (CST)
$189 11/19/2020 6:01:53 pm (CST)
$180 11/19/2020 6:01:53 pm (CST)
$179 11/19/2020 5:59:23 pm (CST)
$169 11/19/2020 5:59:23 pm (CST)
$120 11/17/2020 10:25:29 am (CST)
$110 11/17/2020 10:25:29 am (CST)
$99 11/15/2020 6:26:47 pm (CST)
$89 11/15/2020 6:26:46 pm (CST)
$70 11/15/2020 6:26:22 pm (CST)
$60 11/15/2020 6:26:22 pm (CST)
$45 11/15/2020 6:25:51 pm (CST)
$40 11/15/2020 6:25:51 pm (CST)
$28 11/14/2020 4:09:37 pm (CST)
$23 11/14/2020 4:09:37 pm (CST)
$10 11/14/2020 2:24:10 am (CST)