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Fluorapatite (rare locality)
- Mount Rubellite Quarries, Hebron, Oxford Co., Maine, USA
- Ex. Al Kidwell
- Toenail, 3.3 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm
- Start Time: 06/29/2023 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/06/2023 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $60
Item Description
A seldom-seen example of purple / lilac Fluorapatite from the Mount Rubellite Quarries in Hebron, Maine featuring many tabular crystals measuring up to about 4 mm, sitting on tan Cookeite on Albite matrix. The crystals are somewhat gemmy/translucent and look good up close. This specimens was most likely collected circa 1970s-1980s from these quarries that have been worked since the 1860s. Yellow fluorescence can be seen under UV light. From the worldwide mineral collection of Albert Lewis Kidwell (January 1, 1919 - August 16, 2008). Al was a well-known mineral collector and research geologist with Carter Oil Company and later Exxon Oil Company in Houston, Texas. The phosphate species Kidwellite was named in his honor in 1974.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $60 | 07/05/2023 3:43:02 pm (CDT) |
| $50 | 07/05/2023 3:43:02 pm (CDT) |
| $30 | 07/04/2023 7:19:44 pm (CDT) |
| $25 | 07/04/2023 5:13:29 pm (CDT) |
| $21 | 07/04/2023 5:13:29 pm (CDT) |
| $20 | 07/04/2023 5:25:58 am (CDT) |
| $15 | 07/04/2023 5:25:58 am (CDT) |
| $10 | 07/02/2023 3:38:51 pm (CDT) |