elongated Cassiterite (RARE locale)

Hebei Prov., China
Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm, 138 grams
Start Time: 07/13/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/20/2023 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $158
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Item Description

Bizarre, RARE, extremely elongated tetragonal cassiterite crystal with an uncommon pyramidal termination from an obscure, unknown locality in Hebei Province, China. The lustrous blackish-dark brown has embedded quartz on the prism faces. Complete all-around, the attachment is on the back. I bought this from a Chinese dealer during the early part of COVID years in 2020, for its highly unusual form. Rich and hefty tin ore at 138 grams mass, it is a miracle that a miner saved a few of these to get to the specimen markets.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$158 07/20/2023 6:01:37 am (CDT)
$153 07/20/2023 6:01:37 am (CDT)
$148 07/20/2023 6:01:04 am (CDT)
$138 07/20/2023 6:01:04 am (CDT)
$128 07/19/2023 11:48:20 pm (CDT)
$118 07/19/2023 7:42:30 am (CDT)
$108 07/16/2023 9:31:22 am (CDT)
$98 07/16/2023 6:21:43 am (CDT)
$88 07/15/2023 7:29:10 pm (CDT)
$78 07/15/2023 7:28:58 pm (CDT)
$70 07/15/2023 7:28:58 pm (CDT)
$60 07/15/2023 7:28:33 pm (CDT)
$50 07/15/2023 7:28:33 pm (CDT)
$45 07/15/2023 5:04:48 pm (CDT)
$40 07/15/2023 4:35:39 pm (CDT)
$35 * 07/15/2023 10:51:33 am (CDT)
$35 * 07/15/2023 10:51:33 am (CDT)
$15 07/14/2023 8:50:50 pm (CDT)
$10 07/14/2023 7:40:52 pm (CDT)
* 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.