Getchellite (rare) with Orpiment and Stibnite

Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Helen and Raul Madrid
Miniature, 4.6 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Start Time: 08/22/2024 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/29/2024 6:54:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $178

Item Description

A wonderful miniature sized specimen from the famed Twin Creeks Mine featuring very rare and fine quality deep blood red colored Getchellite in the form of vitreous, platy crystal faces, with associated gemmy orange Orpiment overgrowing silvery-grey Stibnite. The largest Orpiment measures about 1.2 cm. A very good specimen of Getchellite from one of the top localities for the species in the world. From the collection of Helen and Raul Madrid.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$178 08/29/2024 6:48:16 pm (CDT)
$168 08/29/2024 6:48:12 pm (CDT)
$160 08/29/2024 6:45:58 pm (CDT)
$150 08/29/2024 6:45:58 pm (CDT)
$142 08/29/2024 6:43:28 pm (CDT)
$132 08/29/2024 6:43:28 pm (CDT)
$110 08/29/2024 6:43:12 pm (CDT)
$100 * 08/29/2024 6:15:32 pm (CDT)
$100 * 08/29/2024 6:15:32 pm (CDT)
$90 08/29/2024 8:39:43 am (CDT)
$80 08/29/2024 8:39:43 am (CDT)
$75 08/27/2024 9:08:38 am (CDT)
$65 08/25/2024 10:52:53 pm (CDT)
$55 08/25/2024 10:52:45 pm (CDT)
$50 08/25/2024 10:52:45 pm (CDT)
$45 08/25/2024 10:53:20 am (CDT)
$40 08/24/2024 11:23:50 am (CDT)
$35 08/24/2024 11:23:50 am (CDT)
$15 08/24/2024 8:21:54 am (CDT)
$10 08/22/2024 9:13:22 pm (CDT)
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