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Carpathite (highly fluorescent) with Cinnabar
- Picacho Mine, Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito County, California, USA
- Miniature, 4.3 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
- Start Time: 06/17/2021 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/24/2021 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $375
Item Description
Carpathite is an organic hydrocarbon - a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), - formerly referred to as Coronene, Karpatite or Pendletonite. The chemical formula is C24H12. This piece is from arguably the best known locality for Carpathite, the Picacho Mine (Los Picachos), which is a former Mercury producer. This piece features gorgeous, prismatic, bright yellow monoclinic crystals of Carpathite which are associated with beautifully complimenting red "blebs" of Cinnabar on Quartz on matrix. This is certainly rare material, scarcely seen in today's market. The Carpathite also shows a GORGEOUS bright blue fluorescence under both SW and LW UV light.
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Bidding History
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| $375 | 06/24/2021 6:54:21 pm (CDT) |
| $365 | 06/24/2021 6:54:21 pm (CDT) |
| $320 | 06/24/2021 6:28:32 pm (CDT) |
| $310 | 06/24/2021 6:28:23 pm (CDT) |
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| $195 | 06/24/2021 6:13:34 pm (CDT) |
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| $155 | 06/24/2021 9:12:14 am (CDT) |
| $145 | 06/24/2021 9:12:14 am (CDT) |
| $100 | 06/23/2021 2:07:13 pm (CDT) |
| $90 | 06/23/2021 2:07:13 pm (CDT) |
| $80 | 06/22/2021 12:57:00 pm (CDT) |
| $70 | 06/22/2021 12:57:00 pm (CDT) |
| $60 | 06/21/2021 6:31:07 pm (CDT) |
| $50 | 06/21/2021 6:31:07 pm (CDT) |
| $40 | 06/20/2021 6:56:14 am (CDT) |
| $35 | 06/20/2021 1:46:19 am (CDT) |
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| $20 | 06/20/2021 1:46:01 am (CDT) |
| $15 | 06/20/2021 1:46:01 am (CDT) |
| $10 | 06/19/2021 2:58:03 pm (CDT) |