Chalcopyrite, Pyrite & Tetrahedrite

Mina Maria, Puerto de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
Ex. Richard Heck
Cabinet, 10.8 x 9.8 x 7.5 cm
Start Time: 03/09/2023 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 03/16/2023 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $605
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Item Description

People forgot by now that at one time in the 1970s, some of the finest large chalcopyrite crystals in the world came out of Mexico because we seldom see any for sale today. This specimen has a metallic golden brightness to it that looks manmade-brighter and more metallic even than modern Peruvian material can be. It is an old specimen from the collection of the late Dr. Richard Heck. Displayed one way, there is a large twin to the left, and the piece balances standing up like a triangle. Displayed on its side, the large, complex chalcopyrite twin graces the bottom, and smaller crystals rise above it to form a pagoda of sharp, golden-brassy color. So bright is it, that it leaps out of a case as the most metallic mineral in the Heck collection, amongst sphalerites, pyrites, and other species. It is just vividly colorful and brilliantly lustrous. One of the highlights of this fine old Mexican mineral collection. Valued $1000-plus.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$605 03/16/2023 6:21:46 pm (CDT)
$580 03/16/2023 5:22:25 pm (CDT)
$555 03/16/2023 5:22:19 pm (CDT)
$550 03/16/2023 5:22:19 pm (CDT)
$525 03/16/2023 10:38:51 am (CDT)
$500 03/16/2023 10:38:51 am (CDT)
$436 03/15/2023 10:47:21 pm (CDT)
$426 03/15/2023 10:47:21 pm (CDT)
$360 03/15/2023 10:47:14 pm (CDT)
$350 03/15/2023 10:47:13 pm (CDT)
$260 03/15/2023 1:55:03 pm (CDT)
$250 03/15/2023 1:55:02 pm (CDT)
$180 03/13/2023 11:13:18 pm (CDT)
$170 03/13/2023 10:54:36 pm (CDT)
$160 03/13/2023 9:25:07 pm (CDT)
$150 * 03/13/2023 9:24:56 pm (CDT)
$150 * 03/13/2023 9:24:56 pm (CDT)
$120 03/13/2023 9:24:46 pm (CDT)
$110 03/13/2023 9:24:46 pm (CDT)
$100 03/13/2023 9:24:37 pm (CDT)
$90 03/13/2023 9:24:37 pm (CDT)
$80 03/12/2023 6:05:00 am (CDT)
$70 03/10/2023 1:25:07 pm (CST)
$60 03/10/2023 11:26:45 am (CST)
$55 03/10/2023 11:26:45 am (CST)
$50 03/09/2023 10:53:23 pm (CST)
$45 03/09/2023 10:53:23 pm (CST)
$20 03/09/2023 10:53:00 pm (CST)
$15 03/09/2023 10:53:00 pm (CST)
$10 03/09/2023 9:24:28 pm (CST)
* Proxy Bid Battle: In the event of two customers inputting matching proxy bids, the leading bid goes to the earliest of the two proxy bids. Tie winners are shown in bold.