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Fluorapatite (Type Locality) ex Kay Robertson Coll.
- Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
- Small Cabinet, 6.6 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 12/04/2020 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/10/2020 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $89
Item Description
This historic old extinct tin-tungsten mine, closed in 1990, is the Type Locality for Fluorapatite. A 1.3 cm, stout, tabular textbook hexagonal crystal is jauntily set on the sculptural greisen matrix nicely accented with brassy pyritohedron sections and scattered tiny quartz points. The lovely zoned lilac crystal has a striking gemmy interior surrounded by lustrous, lighter colored translucent outer rind. Lilac-pink apatite fluorescence. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 7170 and acquired from the Lidstrom's at the 1974 Tucson Show. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien-Welt" November-December 2017). Classic Sauberg Mine apatite from the Type Locality!
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
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| $89 | 12/10/2020 9:37:30 am (CST) |
| $79 | 12/09/2020 9:17:49 am (CST) |
| $75 | 12/09/2020 9:17:49 am (CST) |
| $65 | 12/05/2020 9:46:52 pm (CST) |
| $55 | 12/05/2020 9:46:52 pm (CST) |
| $50 | 12/05/2020 5:02:11 pm (CST) |
| $45 | 12/05/2020 5:02:11 pm (CST) |
| $40 | 12/05/2020 5:02:00 pm (CST) |
| $35 | 12/05/2020 5:02:00 pm (CST) |
| $30 | 12/05/2020 5:01:53 pm (CST) |
| $25 | 12/05/2020 5:01:53 pm (CST) |
| $20 | 12/05/2020 5:01:45 pm (CST) |
| $15 | 12/05/2020 5:01:45 pm (CST) |
| $10 | 12/05/2020 2:58:25 am (CST) |