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Muscovite w/ Schorl (classic locale) Gaines & Cook Coll.
- Golconda pegmatite field, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 4.6 x 0.5 cm
- Start Time: 04/21/2022 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/28/2022 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $100
Item Description
An utterly fascinating and artistic small cabinet combination from the famous Golconda pegmatites. A striking diverging spray of elongated schorl crystals, to 3.5 cm, is beautifully set in a sculptural, highly pearlescent layered muscovite plate. This cutie has a fine provenance, having been in the collection of Dick Gaines (1917-1999). Dick was a well-known Mining Engineer, who also had a Phd in Mineralogy. He assembled a very fine collection, heavy in pegmatite minerals. See: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/gainesrichard-v/. This fine piece dates to the 1970s or 80s. We feel very lucky to have picked up the large collection of Bill and Anne Cook of Cleveland, recently. It is a tribute to their long efforts, how many interesting minerals and old localities were preserved and carefully labelled so you can see them now. Bill and Anne collected for at least 60 years. An exceptional combination classic from Golconda.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $100 | 04/28/2022 5:08:39 pm (CDT) |
| $90 | 04/28/2022 4:38:43 pm (CDT) |
| $80 | 04/28/2022 4:38:43 pm (CDT) |
| $70 | 04/28/2022 4:38:35 pm (CDT) |
| $60 | 04/28/2022 4:38:35 pm (CDT) |
| $50 | 04/28/2022 4:23:42 pm (CDT) |
| $45 | 04/28/2022 8:59:32 am (CDT) |
| $40 | 04/28/2022 8:59:32 am (CDT) |
| $35 | 04/27/2022 4:02:38 pm (CDT) |
| $30 | 04/22/2022 8:33:19 pm (CDT) |
| $25 * | 04/22/2022 8:33:07 pm (CDT) |
| $25 * | 04/22/2022 8:33:07 pm (CDT) |
| $20 | 04/22/2022 8:32:55 pm (CDT) |
| $15 | 04/22/2022 8:32:55 pm (CDT) |
| $10 | 04/22/2022 5:22:25 pm (CDT) |