Cyanotrichite (RARE locality specimen)

Mex-Tex Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Colin Manlove
Miniature, 3.9 x 3.6 x 1.8 cm
Start Time: 11/09/2023 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/16/2023 6:48:00 pm (CST)
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Winning Bid: $170
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Item Description

This is an incredibly hard to find, and notably RICH specimen of Cyanotrichite from the Mex-Tex Mine in Bingham, New Mexico. It's different from the better-known examples from the Blanchard Mine in terms of form and color. The piece comes from the collection of Colin Manlove, and the attached label says it was acquired from Chris Wright (Wright's Rock Shop in 2003). It's loaded with fine quality, intense blue colored, acicular / fibrous crystals which cover a large percentage of the underlying matrix. This is unquestionably the richest example we've ever seen from this locality, and if you collect minerals of New Mexico, this is something that is incredibly hard to find, and we don't have another one, so don't miss out.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$170 11/16/2023 6:42:37 pm (CST)
$160 11/16/2023 5:57:38 pm (CST)
$150 * 11/16/2023 5:57:27 pm (CST)
$150 * 11/16/2023 5:57:27 pm (CST)
$135 11/16/2023 5:57:11 pm (CST)
$125 11/16/2023 5:57:11 pm (CST)
$81 11/15/2023 10:39:53 pm (CST)
$71 11/15/2023 10:39:53 pm (CST)
$60 11/13/2023 4:16:48 pm (CST)
$50 11/13/2023 4:16:48 pm (CST)
$20 11/12/2023 4:39:26 am (CST)
$15 11/12/2023 4:39:26 am (CST)
$10 11/10/2023 11:19:33 am (CST)
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