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Cerussite (twin) with Baryte
- Les Dalles Mine, Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
- Ex. Al Kidwell
- Miniature, 3.7 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
- Start Time: 09/26/2024 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/03/2024 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $70
Item Description
These iconic and highly distinctive specimen of Cerussites stand out because they do not resemble any other Cerussite I can recall from any other locality. The morphology of the Cerussite crystals is easily recognizable and when they combined with the beautiful Baryte crystals, they are just beautiful. This miniature specimen hosts a predominant, excellent, sharp, lustrous, stout slightly golden-smoky colored cyclic twinned crystal of Cerussite measuring 3.7 cm, which is associated with minor orange-pink colored bladed Baryte and minor grey metallic Galena on a tiny bit of matrix. The piece is in great shape, as I can't see any major damage to the main Cerussite, and it's actually doubly-terminated, if you follow it to the underside, though not completely euhedral. These Cerussites also have an odd yellow fluorescence under SW UV light, which is
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Bidding History
Bid Amount | Bid Time |
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$70 | 10/03/2024 6:36:14 pm (CDT) |
$60 | 10/03/2024 6:36:07 pm (CDT) |
$50 | 10/03/2024 6:36:00 pm (CDT) |
$48 | 10/03/2024 6:36:00 pm (CDT) |
$43 | 10/03/2024 5:51:26 pm (CDT) |
$38 | 10/03/2024 10:06:13 am (CDT) |
$33 | 10/02/2024 9:32:24 pm (CDT) |
$31 | 10/02/2024 9:32:24 pm (CDT) |
$10 | 09/27/2024 10:49:58 pm (CDT) |