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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
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$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) |