Fluorite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)

Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
Start Time: 07/29/2021 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/07/2021 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $90

Item Description

A fantastic specimen from the famous Shangbao Mine featuring excellent quality, very sharp, lustrous, gemmy Fluorite cubes with dodecahedral modifications on the edges measuring up to 1.5 cm across associated with prismatic Quartz crystals on the back. The Fluorites actually show some "phantom" zoning which alternates between purple and green zones in some crystals. I can't find any damage of note to the major Fluorite crystals, though a few of the edge crytals have some imperfections. Shangbao has been producing less material in recent years, so don't miss out on this one. A great piece for any Fluorite enthusiast or a Chinese / Shangbao specimen collector. From the collection of Chester ("Chet") S. Lemanski Jr. of Browns Mills, New Jersey (https://www.mindat.org/user-461.html). Collection #0500CL. Chet was born 1947 in started collecting minerals circa 1957. He worked briefly as a drill runner at the famous Sterling Mine, in Ogdensburg, New Jersey and from 1987 to 1990 he helped convert the mine into a public access mining museum. He has held the role of treasurer, vice president and president of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society (FOMS), and has been a board member and vice president of the Franklin Mineral Museum. The rare copper arsenate, Lemanskiite was named in his honor in 1999.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$90 08/07/2021 6:11:07 pm (CDT)
$80 08/07/2021 6:08:30 pm (CDT)
$70 * 08/07/2021 6:07:30 pm (CDT)
$70 * 08/07/2021 6:07:30 pm (CDT)
$60 08/07/2021 5:45:46 pm (CDT)
$50 08/07/2021 5:36:02 pm (CDT)
$46 08/07/2021 5:36:02 pm (CDT)
$45 08/07/2021 1:07:36 pm (CDT)
$40 08/06/2021 1:05:28 am (CDT)
$37 08/06/2021 1:05:28 am (CDT)
$30 08/05/2021 1:58:46 pm (CDT)
$25 08/05/2021 1:58:46 pm (CDT)
$20 08/03/2021 10:45:27 am (CDT)
$15 08/03/2021 10:45:27 am (CDT)
$10 08/02/2021 4:44:16 am (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.