Fluorite (rare locality specimen) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)

Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
Cabinet, 11.0 x 8.7 x 3.2 cm
Start Time: 10/15/2022 7:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/29/2022 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $190

Item Description

This specimen is labeled as coming only from Ilmenau, but presumably it's from the Fluorite Mine in Gehren, as we've seen a few of those specimens over the years listed as coming from Ilmenau. This attractive full-sized cabinet specimen hosts a coverage of sharp, well-formed, translucent cubic crystals measuring up to 2.3 cm on edge with a soft silvery color on the outer edges, and a richer orange-peach color in the centers. When you flip the piece over, you'll see some slight cavities, which could possibly be "casts" after a preexisting mineral that was dissolved away. There are a few bruises, but the piece is truly the best specimen we've ever had to offer from Ilmenau, so it's certainly a desirable and attractive piece from this hard to find locality. Valued at $1,200-$1,500. From the collection of Chester ("Chet") S. Lemanski Jr. of Browns Mills, New Jersey (https://www.mindat.org/user-461.html). Collection #0668CL. 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
$190 10/29/2022 4:09:04 pm (CDT)
$180 10/29/2022 4:09:04 pm (CDT)
$130 10/29/2022 3:15:32 am (CDT)
$120 10/29/2022 3:15:32 am (CDT)
$110 10/27/2022 6:51:13 pm (CDT)
$100 10/27/2022 6:51:12 pm (CDT)
$78 10/27/2022 6:21:59 pm (CDT)
$68 10/27/2022 11:09:15 am (CDT)
$62 10/27/2022 11:09:15 am (CDT)
$30 10/26/2022 10:58:40 am (CDT)
$25 10/26/2022 10:58:40 am (CDT)
$20 10/21/2022 2:02:16 pm (CDT)
$15 10/21/2022 2:02:16 pm (CDT)
$10 10/20/2022 8:58:42 pm (CDT)