Cerussite (reticulated twins) on Malachite (NEW FIND)

Palabanda quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
Small Cabinet, 5.4 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Start Time: 09/01/2022 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/08/2022 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $130
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Item Description

From a new find (2022) in the Palabanda Quarries at Mfouati, here we have an attractive combination of Cerussite on Malachite. I'm told that there isn't any actual mining taking place currently, but the locals have been poking around the edges of the quarry, trying to find anything of value to sell. There are not many examples of this material from any locality in either Republic of Congo or DR Congo, so this was an exciting and refreshing discovery for those who are fans of secondary ore minerals. This piece hosts sharp, well-formed, lustrous, white reticulated twins and single crystals of Cerussite measuring up to 8 mm across, sitting on dark green botryoidal Malachite on matrix. There are some rough spots here and there, so not all of the Cerussites are damage free, but they are still fun to view up close, as the morphology is very attractive. I don't know if there will be more of these going forward, so don't miss out.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$130 09/08/2022 5:51:10 pm (CDT)
$120 09/08/2022 5:51:10 pm (CDT)
$111 09/08/2022 5:26:14 pm (CDT)
$101 09/08/2022 5:26:14 pm (CDT)
$100 09/08/2022 5:25:54 pm (CDT)
$90 09/08/2022 5:25:54 pm (CDT)
$70 09/08/2022 3:25:11 pm (CDT)
$60 09/08/2022 8:40:16 am (CDT)
$55 09/08/2022 8:40:16 am (CDT)
$45 09/05/2022 10:58:12 pm (CDT)
$40 09/05/2022 3:22:12 pm (CDT)
$35 09/05/2022 3:17:09 pm (CDT)
$30 * 09/05/2022 3:16:59 pm (CDT)
$30 * 09/05/2022 3:16:59 pm (CDT)
$25 09/05/2022 3:16:38 pm (CDT)
$20 09/05/2022 3:16:38 pm (CDT)
$15 09/03/2022 1:32:38 pm (CDT)
$10 09/02/2022 12:44:19 am (CDT)
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