Goethite

Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 5.6 x 3.5 cm
Start Time: 12/08/2022 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/15/2022 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $218

Item Description

Crystalline Goethite from the pegmatites Pikes Peak in Colorado are some of the finest from anywhere, and this is a really good one. This small cabinet specimen features two radial sprays composed of sharp, lustrous, shiny-black to super dark brown-red blades of Goethite forming beautiful crystallized sprays. The largest spray measures 5.5 cm across and over 4 cm tall composed of hundreds of divergent thin, prismatic crystals and the other is more like a spiky, 3 cm, sphere made up of hundreds of tightly bunched, and much finer crystals. There is very little perceptible damage to the piece and seems to be a floater. Well crystallized specimens like this from Colorado are few and far between. A floater, complete all around.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$218 12/15/2022 6:22:56 pm (CST)
$208 12/15/2022 6:22:56 pm (CST)
$198 12/15/2022 4:33:53 pm (CST)
$188 12/15/2022 4:33:53 pm (CST)
$161 12/15/2022 3:24:37 pm (CST)
$151 12/15/2022 3:06:01 pm (CST)
$149 12/15/2022 3:06:01 pm (CST)
$141 12/15/2022 3:05:58 pm (CST)
$131 12/15/2022 3:05:58 pm (CST)
$121 12/15/2022 3:05:55 pm (CST)
$111 12/15/2022 3:05:55 pm (CST)
$101 12/14/2022 8:55:24 pm (CST)
$91 12/14/2022 8:55:24 pm (CST)
$79 12/14/2022 6:48:59 pm (CST)
$69 12/14/2022 6:48:59 pm (CST)
$51 12/12/2022 10:31:42 am (CST)
$46 12/12/2022 10:31:42 am (CST)
$31 12/09/2022 2:41:13 pm (CST)
$26 * 12/09/2022 7:29:32 am (CST)
$26 * 12/09/2022 7:29:32 am (CST)
$10 12/08/2022 9:36:39 pm (CST)
* 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.