Native Copper in Opal and Chrysocolla (New Find!)

Indonesia
Gems, 5.43 ct ; 13.43 mm
Start Time: 11/04/2021 9:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 11/11/2021 7:10:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $385

Item Description

These are without question some of the most unique and interesting stone to come out of any locality in a long time. At the beginning of 2021, we first started seeing these stones hit the market, and we were fortunate enough to have a good contact in Java who was able to secure a small parcel of high quality pieces for us. As you can see, this stone features a beautiful multicolor mix of Opal and Chrysocolla with colors ranging from a soft blue to sea-green hues, and even some small black and white patches, but the highlight is that there are brilliant bright metallic section of Native Copper mixed in! The polish on the stone allows the Copper to really shine, and I'm certain it's the Copper content in the that is creating the lively blue and green colors in the gem as well. If you're a gem collector, this is something that I'm sure you've never seen before, as it's quite rare to find native elements incorporated into any kind of gems like this, let alone something so colorful and honestly beautiful. Don't pass this up, because we don't know if this find will produce more material, and sometimes these kind of discoveries have a tendency to be mined out quickly and disappear from the market.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$385 11/11/2021 7:00:01 pm (CST)
$375 11/11/2021 6:59:39 pm (CST)
$365 11/11/2021 6:59:39 pm (CST)
$345 11/11/2021 6:57:02 pm (CST)
$335 11/11/2021 6:57:02 pm (CST)
$320 11/11/2021 6:56:15 pm (CST)
$310 11/11/2021 6:56:15 pm (CST)
$300 11/11/2021 6:55:16 pm (CST)
$290 11/11/2021 6:55:16 pm (CST)
$280 11/11/2021 6:54:50 pm (CST)
$270 11/11/2021 6:54:21 pm (CST)
$260 11/11/2021 6:53:54 pm (CST)
$250 11/11/2021 6:53:39 pm (CST)
$249 11/11/2021 6:53:38 pm (CST)
$239 11/11/2021 6:52:51 pm (CST)
$229 11/11/2021 6:51:54 pm (CST)
$225 11/11/2021 6:51:54 pm (CST)
$204 11/11/2021 5:47:30 pm (CST)
$194 * 11/11/2021 5:46:28 pm (CST)
$194 * 11/11/2021 5:46:28 pm (CST)
$184 11/11/2021 5:46:17 pm (CST)
$174 11/11/2021 5:46:17 pm (CST)
$164 11/11/2021 5:38:44 pm (CST)
$155 11/11/2021 5:38:44 pm (CST)
$154 11/11/2021 5:38:34 pm (CST)
$144 11/11/2021 5:38:34 pm (CST)
$134 11/11/2021 4:59:08 pm (CST)
$124 11/11/2021 4:59:08 pm (CST)
$109 11/11/2021 1:33:59 pm (CST)
$105 11/11/2021 1:33:59 pm (CST)
$99 11/10/2021 11:56:28 pm (CST)
$89 11/07/2021 7:26:55 am (CST)
$79 11/07/2021 7:26:55 am (CST)
$69 11/05/2021 5:57:31 pm (CDT)
$65 11/05/2021 5:57:31 pm (CDT)
$40 11/05/2021 1:38:16 pm (CDT)
$35 11/05/2021 10:29:49 am (CDT)
$30 * 11/05/2021 10:29:30 am (CDT)
$30 * 11/05/2021 10:29:30 am (CDT)
$10 11/04/2021 11:59:03 pm (CDT)
* 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.