Dioptase with Shattuckite

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Small Cabinet, 5.3 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Start Time: 03/14/2024 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/21/2024 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $1,830

Item Description

The now defunct Tantara Mine in DR Congo produced some beautiful / colorful copper-bearing minerals going back to the early 2010s, including some of the finest Shattuckites ever seen. This piece is from a particular pocket that produced a gorgeous combination of colors featuring deep emerald green, sharp, lustrous, trigonal crystals of Dioptase measuring up to 1.4 cm long, associated with stark blue radiating aggregates of Shattuckite, sitting on a layer of lighter greenish-blue Chrysocolla on matrix. The back/underside of the piece features more Shattuckite, though massive, but with an even richer blue color than the "balls" on the display side of the piece. Very little damage and show eye-catching up close. A delightful example of this now hard to find material, as the mine has been completely abandoned, and will probably never produce any more specimens.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$1,830 03/21/2024 6:23:51 pm (CDT)
$1,780 03/21/2024 6:23:51 pm (CDT)
$1,650 03/21/2024 6:23:33 pm (CDT)
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