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Microcline with Quartz
- Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar
- Ex. Bill Larson
- Cabinet, 9.7 x 5.8 x 5.6 cm
- Start Time: 02/09/2023 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/18/2023 6:50:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $260
Item Description
It's not easy to find cabinet sized display specimens from Myanmar, most pieces are either thumbnails or miniatures. This piece is a showy and dramatic specimen featuring a cream colored, sharp, well-formed, blocky crystal of Microcline, which plays host to a 4.5 cm, sharp, GEMMY, colorless, prismatic Quartz crystal aesthetically flaring upwards. I love the high glossy luster on the Microcline crystal, and it's almost completely crystallized on all sides, making this piece a near "floater". A few smaller accenting Quartz crystals can be seen on the specimen for a nice touch. No major damage anywhere, and the piece is really dramatic and three-dimensional as you can see. Priced at $1,200 in our inventory. From the collection of Bill ("Burma Bill") Larson of Fallbrook, California. Bill is a well-known gem and mineral dealer as well as a miner and collector. Bill traveled the world for decades in search of fine gems and minerals, and was directly involved in the in-person acquisition and importation of superb specimens and stones from Myanmar (Burma). You can read his biography at https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/larsonwilliam-f/
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Bidding History
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$260 | 02/18/2023 6:44:40 pm (CST) |
$250 | 02/18/2023 6:44:40 pm (CST) |
$226 | 02/18/2023 4:27:03 pm (CST) |
$216 | 02/18/2023 4:27:03 pm (CST) |
$188 | 02/18/2023 3:32:01 pm (CST) |
$178 | 02/18/2023 5:53:41 am (CST) |
$168 | 02/16/2023 7:16:52 pm (CST) |
$159 | 02/16/2023 7:16:51 pm (CST) |
$135 | 02/16/2023 2:50:07 pm (CST) |
$125 | 02/16/2023 2:50:07 pm (CST) |
$98 | 02/16/2023 2:29:23 pm (CST) |
$88 | 02/16/2023 2:29:04 pm (CST) |
$80 | 02/16/2023 2:29:04 pm (CST) |
$70 | 02/16/2023 2:28:41 pm (CST) |
$60 | 02/16/2023 2:28:40 pm (CST) |
$45 | 02/10/2023 3:13:20 am (CST) |
$40 | 02/10/2023 3:13:20 am (CST) |
$10 | 02/09/2023 8:27:26 pm (CST) |