Kutnohorite with Calcite

Wessels mine, Hotazel, KMF, Northern Cape Prov., South Africa.
Ex. Paul Botha, Alex Schauss
Thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Start Time: 02/02/2023 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/09/2023 1:15:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $1,650

Item Description

An exceptionally aesthetic cauliform specimen of Kutnohorite capped by white calcite elongated balls. This was a rare style form a single pocket, unlike all others to date, from the direct source: Paul Botha (Paul Botha Minerals, South Africa), with label. It is illustrated in The Rockhound Record, Mineralogical Society of Arizona, 2017; 76(4): 46. Recently published in Mineralogical Record, Refined Elegance: The Small Treasures of Mineralogy, November 2022.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$1,650 02/09/2023 1:05:15 pm (CST)
$1,600 02/09/2023 1:04:20 pm (CST)
$1,562 02/09/2023 1:04:20 pm (CST)
$1,350 02/09/2023 12:58:45 pm (CST)
$1,300 02/09/2023 12:54:11 pm (CST)
$1,266 02/09/2023 12:54:11 pm (CST)
$1,150 02/09/2023 12:53:58 pm (CST)
$1,100 02/09/2023 12:53:58 pm (CST)
$775 02/09/2023 12:00:48 am (CST)
$750 02/09/2023 12:00:48 am (CST)
$525 02/07/2023 5:29:49 pm (CST)
$500 02/07/2023 5:29:49 pm (CST)
$232 02/06/2023 12:37:20 pm (CST)
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$185 02/06/2023 9:13:28 am (CST)
$175 02/06/2023 9:13:28 am (CST)
$165 02/04/2023 11:20:07 pm (CST)
$155 02/04/2023 11:20:07 pm (CST)
$51 02/03/2023 8:35:00 am (CST)
$46 02/03/2023 8:35:00 am (CST)
$36 02/03/2023 1:11:26 am (CST)
$35 02/03/2023 1:11:26 am (CST)
$30 02/03/2023 1:11:18 am (CST)
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$10 02/02/2023 8:24:55 pm (CST)