Pseudoboleite & Cumengite (rare) Gleckler Coll.

Amelia Mine, Boleo Dist., Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Small Cabinet, 5.8 x 4.4 x 3.1 cm
Start Time: 10/06/2022 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/13/2022 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $111

Item Description

Boleite, Pseudoboleite and Cumengite are iconic species from the renowned Boleo Copper District and is also the Type Locality of the three species. Scattered, classic, lustrous, indigo-blue Boleite crystals, dominated by the impressive large 8 mm crystal, have parallel overgrowths of Pseudoboleite on the sculptural clay-rich small cabinet matrix. The showy piece is from the famous Amelia Mine at Boleo. The Tony Gleckler label indicates that there is also microcrystallised Cumengite present, a super and rare accessory. Read more about Boleo and the signature species in the 1998 Mineralogical Record Mexico Special Issue I, Vol. 29, No. 1 and in the 2022 Mineralogical Record article in Vol. 53, No. 4. A classic and excellent combination example of the species from the locale.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$111 10/13/2022 4:53:15 pm (CDT)
$101 10/13/2022 4:53:15 pm (CDT)
$89 10/12/2022 7:32:00 pm (CDT)
$79 10/10/2022 10:44:56 pm (CDT)
$75 10/10/2022 10:44:56 pm (CDT)
$35 10/09/2022 12:31:56 pm (CDT)
$30 10/09/2022 12:31:56 pm (CDT)
$20 10/07/2022 10:38:08 pm (CDT)
$15 10/07/2022 10:38:08 pm (CDT)
$10 10/06/2022 8:09:37 pm (CDT)