Florencite-(Ce) on Magnesite (rare and fine)

Pomba Pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm
Start Time: 05/18/2023 7:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/25/2023 7:15:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $450
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Item Description

Florencite-(Ce) is a fairly rare cerium aluminum phosphate mineral, named after the Brazilian mineralogist, Dr. Guilherme (William) Florence. Some of the finest and most well-known examples of the species are those from the Pomba Pit locality in Brumado, Bahia, Brazil. This is a superb specimen of said material featuring a few gorgeous soft peach-orange colored, trigonal prismatic crystals of Florencite-(Ce) measuring up to 9 mm, sitting among gemmy, colorless, rhombic Magnesite crystal matrix. The Florencite crystals are sharp and well-formed, and even show a bit of translucency when backlit. A high quality rarity and a must have for any fan of phosphates, rare minerals or specimens from Brazil. I value this one highly for the quality, size of the crystals and overall visual appeal. If I had this one for sale on the shelf at show, I would put a retail price of $4,000 on it.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$450 05/25/2023 7:08:26 pm (CDT)
$440 05/25/2023 7:08:26 pm (CDT)
$430 05/25/2023 7:04:43 pm (CDT)
$420 05/25/2023 7:02:56 pm (CDT)
$411 05/25/2023 7:02:55 pm (CDT)
$410 05/25/2023 6:59:21 pm (CDT)
$400 05/25/2023 6:59:21 pm (CDT)
$390 05/25/2023 6:56:55 pm (CDT)
$380 05/25/2023 6:51:32 pm (CDT)
$370 05/25/2023 6:47:56 pm (CDT)
$360 05/25/2023 6:46:17 pm (CDT)
$350 * 05/25/2023 6:42:28 pm (CDT)
$350 * 05/25/2023 6:42:28 pm (CDT)
$340 05/25/2023 5:40:40 pm (CDT)
$330 05/25/2023 5:15:02 pm (CDT)
$320 05/25/2023 5:07:15 pm (CDT)
$319 05/25/2023 5:07:15 pm (CDT)
$309 05/25/2023 5:07:04 pm (CDT)
$299 05/25/2023 5:07:03 pm (CDT)
$269 05/25/2023 5:03:55 pm (CDT)
$259 05/25/2023 5:02:52 pm (CDT)
$249 05/18/2023 8:30:07 pm (CDT)
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