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Jamborite
- Highway 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
- Ex. Shields Flynn
- Thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.0 x 1.4 cm
- Start Time: 01/05/2023 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/12/2023 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $117
Item Description
Jamborite is a rare mineral associated with millerite, found in quartz geodes in this now inaccessible roadcut site off a major US highway (I know, because I had the honor to dig there with Neal Pfaff and John Medici when I was a teenager). It later got undercut and dangerous, and collecting has long been forbidden. This portion of a quartz geode features delicate sprays of intense iridescent green needle crystals, in sprays to just under 1 cm. It is not millerite, but it also may not be jamborite anymore....it is under "re-evaluation" as a species, and may actually be a coating on millerite as well. You can decipher yourself, the mess of nomenclature among the scientists by reading about it on mindat: https://www.mindat.org/min-2070.html. Anyways, a rare USA find!
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $117 | 01/11/2023 4:39:27 pm (CST) |
| $107 | 01/11/2023 11:28:19 am (CST) |
| $106 | 01/11/2023 11:28:19 am (CST) |
| $94 | 01/11/2023 11:27:52 am (CST) |
| $84 | 01/11/2023 11:27:52 am (CST) |
| $70 | 01/08/2023 12:24:39 pm (CST) |
| $60 | 01/08/2023 12:24:39 pm (CST) |
| $50 | 01/05/2023 9:09:28 pm (CST) |
| $45 | 01/05/2023 9:09:28 pm (CST) |
| $20 | 01/05/2023 9:09:24 pm (CST) |
| $15 | 01/05/2023 9:09:24 pm (CST) |
| $10 | 01/05/2023 7:58:58 pm (CST) |