Fluorite, Quartz and Calcite (classic locale)

Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hunan, China
Small Cabinet, 8.2 x 6.1 x 5.4 cm
Start Time: 02/24/2022 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 03/03/2022 6:40:00 pm (CST)
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Winning Bid: $272
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Item Description

Classic and aesthetic small cabinet fluorite combination from early 2000s finds at the famed Shangbao Mine. Lustrous, translucent, densely stepped-growth, variable purple fluorite cuboctahedrons are attractively nested on the mounded matrix. The beautiful large octo is 2.3 cm across. The matrix is covered with complementary quartz points and well-placed cream-colored calcite scalenohedrons to 2.4 cm (doubly terminated). See the 2012 Mineralogical Record article in the China-IV Special Issue, Vol. 43, No. 5. The Shangbao Mine is famous for its beautiful fluorites and this is a very fine example of this combination varietal. Ex Richard Rossi Collection. Richard is a Senior Fellow of the Mineralogical Record. This fine combination has two fine display views. Valued at $1000.

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Bidding History

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$272 03/03/2022 6:34:30 pm (CST)
$262 03/03/2022 6:34:30 pm (CST)
$252 03/03/2022 6:28:53 pm (CST)
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$96 03/01/2022 11:35:02 pm (CST)
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$66 03/01/2022 9:12:25 pm (CST)
$50 02/27/2022 11:51:27 pm (CST)
$45 02/27/2022 11:15:34 am (CST)
$40 02/26/2022 8:26:08 am (CST)
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$30 02/26/2022 8:22:26 am (CST)
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$20 02/25/2022 12:32:32 pm (CST)
$15 02/25/2022 12:32:32 pm (CST)
$10 02/25/2022 10:42:37 am (CST)
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