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Polished Shattuckite slice (2014 find)
- Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
- Miniature, 4.7 x 2.7 x 0.8 cm
- Start Time: 04/02/2021 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/08/2021 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $186
Item Description
Beautiful rich variable blue color with striking lighter frond-like sprays along the edges highlight this lustrous, sculptural, two-sided polished slab of shattuckite from this extinct Congo copper mine. The Tantara Mine is occasionally worked by artisanal miners for mineral specimens and this uncommon example is from a limited 2014 find. Shattuckite is a rare secondary copper silicate named after the Type Locality Shattuck Mine at famed Bisbee. RARE as a polished slab from the locale.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $186 | 04/08/2021 1:29:11 pm (CDT) |
| $176 | 04/08/2021 1:28:51 pm (CDT) |
| $169 | 04/08/2021 1:28:51 pm (CDT) |
| $121 | 04/04/2021 10:14:58 am (CDT) |
| $111 | 04/04/2021 10:14:58 am (CDT) |
| $85 | 04/03/2021 2:58:53 pm (CDT) |
| $75 | 04/03/2021 2:58:53 pm (CDT) |
| $25 | 04/03/2021 10:05:03 am (CDT) |
| $20 | 04/03/2021 12:37:22 am (CDT) |
| $15 | 04/02/2021 11:16:11 pm (CDT) |
| $10 | 04/02/2021 8:28:32 pm (CDT) |