Kunzite (twinned, floater gem crystal) ex Wendell Wilson, Britt

Corrego do Urucum claim, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature, 4.0 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Start Time: 08/23/2020 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/27/2020 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $1,700
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Item Description

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The Corrego do Urucum pegmatite in Brazil is known for exceptional morganite and kunzite specimens. This exceptional, gem-quality kunzite from the find is wonderfully transparent, richly pink colored, and has glassy luster. The finds here are known for complex surface features that maintain transparency and glassiness, distinctly different from many of those found in Afghanistan which tend to be more concealing and striated. Kunzites are known for strong pleochrosim, showing darker coloring down the c-axis of the crystal (looking down upon the termination) compared to viewing from the side. Taken together for all those qualities, this is a very high quality example from the find. But it is more than that! It is also sharply twinned in the middle! A superb miniature, that stands out from others. From the collection of Dr. Wendell Wilson, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Mineralogical Record. Read more about Wendell here: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/labels.asp?colid=607. valued $1500-2000

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$1,700 08/27/2020 6:37:51 pm (CDT)
$1,650 08/27/2020 6:37:51 pm (CDT)
$1,600 08/27/2020 6:34:27 pm (CDT)
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$1,500 08/27/2020 6:31:01 pm (CDT)
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$1,250 08/27/2020 6:27:09 pm (CDT)
$1,200 * 08/27/2020 6:26:13 pm (CDT)
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$1,150 08/27/2020 6:25:30 pm (CDT)
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$700 08/24/2020 1:05:47 pm (CDT)
$675 08/24/2020 1:05:47 pm (CDT)
$650 08/24/2020 4:37:30 am (CDT)
$625 08/23/2020 11:43:50 pm (CDT)
$600 * 08/23/2020 11:43:12 pm (CDT)
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$525 08/23/2020 11:34:37 pm (CDT)
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$15 08/23/2020 6:39:01 pm (CDT)
$10 08/23/2020 6:32:44 pm (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.