Pyromorphite (RARE style and fine color)

Daoping Mine, Guilin, Guangxi, China
Ex. Dr. Steve Smale
Small Cabinet, 7.1 x 6.4 x 5.0 cm
Start Time: 07/13/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/20/2023 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $550

Item Description

Amazingly translucent apple-green and smaller yellow-green pyromorphite prisms dramatically cover this outstanding sculptural specimen from early 2000s finds at the famed Daoping Mine. Crystals are either tapered spindles or hexagonal prisms. Many of the larger apple-green spindles, to 1.7 cm, are the RARE curved varietal. Matrix attachments on two sides host the striking 360-degree, vuggy pyromorphite specimen. Complete all-around and essentially pristine, with very few broken crystals, for all the crystal density. This world-class pyromorphite locale has produced an amazing variety of colors, crystals habits and styles. Ex Dr. Steve Smale Collection (and he has had it for some 20 years). Steve has assembled one of the world's finest private collections and is also a world renowned mathematician. He collects only exceptional quality specimens. Read more about Steve at: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/smalestephen/. The curved spindle form with this stunning beautiful green color is one of the rarest and most desirable varietals from the famed locale. Valued at $3000-4000. Every turn presents a distinctively different perspective to this exceptional piece.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$550 07/20/2023 6:23:11 pm (CDT)
$525 07/20/2023 6:23:10 pm (CDT)
$495 07/20/2023 3:40:57 pm (CDT)
$485 07/20/2023 3:40:05 pm (CDT)
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$366 07/16/2023 4:56:47 pm (CDT)
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