Gem Aquamarine w/ Schorl

Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Small Cabinet, 7.0 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm, 20 grams
Start Time: 04/06/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/13/2023 6:40:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $197
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Item Description

An outstanding and unusual water-clear gem aquamarine from the Shigar Valley. The limpid, fine light ice-blue textbook, hexagonal crystal has a fascinating modified pinacoidal termination. Four of the six highly lustrous prism faces have nifty enhancing ripples or light etching, while the other two face are glass-clear. This adorable cutie is further enhanced by the tiny embedded and included schorl crystals and the very interesting, dislocated interior "clouds" above the base. 20 grams mass.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$197 04/13/2023 6:32:51 pm (CDT)
$187 04/13/2023 6:32:51 pm (CDT)
$150 04/13/2023 6:30:53 pm (CDT)
$140 * 04/13/2023 6:29:17 pm (CDT)
$140 * 04/13/2023 6:29:17 pm (CDT)
$130 04/13/2023 3:40:36 am (CDT)
$120 04/12/2023 10:11:08 pm (CDT)
$111 04/12/2023 10:11:08 pm (CDT)
$110 04/09/2023 1:31:22 am (CDT)
$100 04/09/2023 1:31:22 am (CDT)
$82 04/07/2023 10:54:21 am (CDT)
$72 04/07/2023 10:54:21 am (CDT)
$62 04/07/2023 8:53:48 am (CDT)
$52 04/07/2023 8:53:48 am (CDT)
$10 04/07/2023 1:23:44 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.