Hausmannite

N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Small Cabinet, 5.3 x 3.3 x 2.6 cm
Start Time: 07/25/2024 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/01/2024 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $50

Item Description

A nice representative Hausmannite specimen featuring excellent, razor-sharp, highly lustrous, jet-black, pseudo-octahedral crystals measuring to about 5 mm, with minor white Calcite on matrix. Though small, these are good quality crystals of this now hard to find material. This piece is at least 15 years old. If you collection minerals of the Kalahari Manganese Field, worldwide oxides or simply fine crystallized examples of minerals, this is a good example to add to your collection.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$50 08/01/2024 6:32:34 pm (CDT)
$47 08/01/2024 6:32:34 pm (CDT)
$40 08/01/2024 5:01:18 pm (CDT)
$35 08/01/2024 3:01:17 pm (CDT)
$32 08/01/2024 3:01:17 pm (CDT)
$30 08/01/2024 10:50:27 am (CDT)
$25 07/27/2024 7:30:03 pm (CDT)
$20 * 07/27/2024 7:29:57 pm (CDT)
$20 * 07/27/2024 7:29:57 pm (CDT)
$15 07/27/2024 5:50:48 am (CDT)
$10 07/26/2024 10:24:28 pm (CDT)
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