Fluorite (rare color for the locality)

Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
Cabinet, 13.2 x 7.8 x 4.7 cm
Start Time: 10/05/2023 7:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/12/2023 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $1,901
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Item Description

Typically, the Fluorites from the Shangbao Mine feature green and/or purple hues, but THIS piece is from a small pocket that produced beautiful stark BLUE colored crystals in the mid 2000s. It is a beautiful full sized cabinet display featuring many very gemmy, sharp, lustrous, well-formed cubes measuring up to 2.1 cm on edge, sitting on a layer of beige colored Dolomite with associated cubic Pyrite underneath. The cube faces are glassy and the internal gemminess of the Fluorites is quite clear, to the point where you can see directly through them to the matrix underneath. The front/display side of the piece is in great shape, with only a few little nicks in spots. A very impressive piece of what are some of the most classic and desirable Fluorites from any Chinese locality. From the collection of Brian Kosnar. Valued $3,500.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$1,901 10/08/2023 6:35:09 pm (CDT)
$1,851 10/08/2023 6:35:09 pm (CDT)
$1,801 10/08/2023 6:34:49 pm (CDT)
$1,751 10/08/2023 6:34:48 pm (CDT)
$1,701 10/08/2023 6:33:40 pm (CDT)
$1,651 10/08/2023 6:33:40 pm (CDT)
$1,601 10/08/2023 5:01:22 pm (CDT)
$1,551 10/08/2023 4:37:58 pm (CDT)
$1,550 10/08/2023 4:37:58 pm (CDT)
$1,500 10/08/2023 4:37:42 pm (CDT)
$1,450 10/08/2023 4:37:42 pm (CDT)
$1,400 10/08/2023 4:37:32 pm (CDT)
$1,350 10/08/2023 4:37:32 pm (CDT)
$1,300 10/08/2023 4:36:22 pm (CDT)
$1,250 10/08/2023 4:36:22 pm (CDT)
$1,022 10/08/2023 4:35:43 pm (CDT)
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