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Mn-bearing Calcite (fluorescent) Gene LaBerge & Kyle Kevorkian Coll.
- Montreal Mine, Gogebic Range, Iron Co., Wisconsin, USA
- Miniature, 4.5 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
- Start Time: 01/13/2022 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/20/2022 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $90
Item Description
An adorable and classic manganoan calcite miniature from this extinct large open pit and then deep underground Wisconsin iron mine. A complete all-around 2.5 cm pastel-pink manganoan calcite "bulb" is aesthetically set on the edge of the sculptural matrix plate. Pink fluorescence. The Montreal Mine opened in 1886 and closed in 1963. This exceptional old-timer probably dates to the 1950s. See the 2020 Mineralogical Record article in Vol. 51, No. 3. Formerly in the Gene and Sally Laberge Collection # 1429. Gene was a Geology Professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and the author of the book Geology of the Lake Superior Region. Read about Gene at: https://uwosh.edu/today/73001/professor-emeritus-gene-l-laberge-passes/. Ex Kyle Kevorkian Collection. A really cute and exceptional manganoan calcite from the locale.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
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| $90 | 01/20/2022 11:03:28 am (CST) |
| $80 | 01/20/2022 7:34:11 am (CST) |
| $73 | 01/20/2022 7:34:10 am (CST) |
| $70 | 01/19/2022 12:10:32 pm (CST) |
| $60 | 01/18/2022 7:08:38 am (CST) |
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| $45 | 01/16/2022 11:11:32 am (CST) |
| $40 | 01/16/2022 11:11:32 am (CST) |
| $35 | 01/14/2022 3:36:27 pm (CST) |
| $30 | 01/14/2022 3:36:27 pm (CST) |
| $15 | 01/14/2022 11:53:18 am (CST) |
| $10 | 01/14/2022 9:48:06 am (CST) |