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finely Crystallized Copper w/ Cuprite (2021 find)
- Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
- Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 5.5 x 1.8 cm
- Start Time: 08/26/2022 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 09/01/2022 6:35:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $137
Item Description
Strikingly sculptural and colorful, arborescent, flattened, two-sided floater crystallized copper from a recent limited 2021 find at this super large Chinese Cu-Mo-Au deposit. The fine copper patina is enhanced by the scattered coatings of blood-red cuprite. The many branching "limbs" are composed of spinel-twinned crystals with a myriad of sharp to rounded tetrahexahedral crystals attached to the spinel-twins that adds dramatic quality. The artistic sturdy piece has an aesthetic form. Both sides look great on this excellent piece. Copper of this style compares favorably with classics from Michigan, Bisbee, Namibia or Kazakhstan. A very fine small cabinet with dense crystallization from an unusual but important locality. This mine has been worked for hundreds of years, but we only started to see specimen preservation recently.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
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| $137 | 09/01/2022 6:25:48 pm (CDT) |
| $130 | 09/01/2022 6:25:48 pm (CDT) |
| $120 | 09/01/2022 5:57:32 pm (CDT) |
| $110 | 09/01/2022 3:53:44 pm (CDT) |
| $105 | 09/01/2022 3:53:43 pm (CDT) |
| $95 | 09/01/2022 10:26:53 am (CDT) |
| $85 | 09/01/2022 10:26:53 am (CDT) |
| $75 | 08/30/2022 1:51:27 pm (CDT) |
| $65 | 08/30/2022 1:51:27 pm (CDT) |
| $60 | 08/30/2022 2:55:56 am (CDT) |
| $50 | 08/30/2022 2:55:56 am (CDT) |
| $30 | 08/28/2022 7:52:37 pm (CDT) |
| $25 | 08/28/2022 7:52:37 pm (CDT) |
| $20 | 08/27/2022 7:11:49 pm (CDT) |
| $15 | 08/27/2022 7:40:47 am (CDT) |
| $10 | 08/27/2022 7:10:00 am (CDT) |