Mottramite with Calcite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Shields and Frances Flynn
Small Cabinet, 8.2 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Start Time: 03/09/2023 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 03/16/2023 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $160
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Item Description

Tsumeb Mottramite is rare in what we would call finer specimens that stand out from others! Mottramite is a secondary lead-copper vanadate and Tsumeb has arguably produced some of the best of species. This piece shows off deeply colored botryoidal (rounded) growth: dark green Mottramite on a granular massive, gray-white Quartz matrix. The Mottramite botryoids are accented by a single, small, off-white Calcite rhomb. There is some minor bruising to a few of the Mottramite spheres on the display face that show the internal radial fibrous habit and a tiny ding on the Calcite. This is a very good Tsumeb Mottramite and it could be displayed in a few orientations. From the Flynn Namibian collection.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$160 * 03/16/2023 2:35:57 pm (CDT)
$160 * 03/16/2023 2:35:57 pm (CDT)
$150 03/16/2023 2:35:48 pm (CDT)
$140 03/16/2023 2:35:48 pm (CDT)
$130 03/16/2023 2:35:43 pm (CDT)
$120 03/16/2023 2:35:43 pm (CDT)
$110 03/15/2023 2:54:22 am (CDT)
$100 03/15/2023 2:54:22 am (CDT)
$65 03/10/2023 4:21:45 pm (CST)
$55 03/10/2023 4:21:45 pm (CST)
$40 03/10/2023 11:28:41 am (CST)
$35 03/10/2023 11:28:41 am (CST)
$20 03/09/2023 9:23:45 pm (CST)
$15 03/09/2023 9:23:45 pm (CST)
$10 03/09/2023 8:51:50 pm (CST)
* 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.