Copper (excellent "Spinel-twin")

Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
Small Cabinet, 5.7 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Start Time: 12/28/2023 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/04/2024 6:48:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $385

Item Description

This is a beautiful and fine quality specimen from the famous find of 2006. These now iconic and certainly distinctive "Spinel-twinned" Copper crystals came from a one-time find, and will go down as some of the best examples ever seen from any locality in the western United States. All of the piece came from a single large boulder found by Stan Esbenshade, and carefully trimmed out. This piece is a gorgeous "floater" specimen filled with notably sharp and well-formed crystals, crystallized on all sides. I love the smaller layer of secondary crystallization like wings that flare along most of the central spinel twin. The running lines of the central twinned copper crystal provide several sharp flanges to give it added visual impact and size appeal. These are hard to find for sale today, especially in this size and quality. Valued at $1,500.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$385 01/04/2024 6:43:15 pm (CST)
$375 * 01/04/2024 6:43:03 pm (CST)
$375 * 01/04/2024 6:43:03 pm (CST)
$360 01/04/2024 6:09:37 pm (CST)
$350 * 01/04/2024 6:09:20 pm (CST)
$350 * 01/04/2024 6:09:20 pm (CST)
$306 01/04/2024 2:15:40 pm (CST)
$296 01/04/2024 2:15:40 pm (CST)
$272 01/03/2024 10:03:33 pm (CST)
$262 01/03/2024 10:34:21 am (CST)
$252 01/03/2024 10:34:07 am (CST)
$250 01/03/2024 10:34:07 am (CST)
$240 01/03/2024 10:34:00 am (CST)
$230 01/03/2024 10:34:00 am (CST)
$220 01/01/2024 3:42:48 pm (CST)
$210 01/01/2024 3:42:48 pm (CST)
$197 12/31/2023 10:20:54 pm (CST)
$187 12/31/2023 10:20:54 pm (CST)
$178 12/31/2023 10:20:30 pm (CST)
$168 12/31/2023 10:20:30 pm (CST)
$135 12/31/2023 4:54:38 pm (CST)
$125 12/31/2023 4:54:38 pm (CST)
$70 12/31/2023 3:48:33 pm (CST)
$60 12/30/2023 2:10:19 pm (CST)
$50 * 12/30/2023 2:09:57 pm (CST)
$50 * 12/30/2023 2:09:56 pm (CST)
$45 12/30/2023 2:01:58 pm (CST)
$40 12/30/2023 2:01:58 pm (CST)
$20 12/30/2023 8:53:54 am (CST)
$15 12/29/2023 6:36:21 pm (CST)
$10 12/29/2023 10:11:36 am (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.