Quartz on Galena

Naica, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. David Stoudt
Small Cabinet, 6.3 x 6.0 x 5.1 cm
Start Time: 12/01/2022 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/08/2022 6:35:00 pm (CST)
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Winning Bid: $500
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Item Description

Naica is famous for pretty much a wide variety of common mineral species, and like Tsumeb also famous for the combinations when they occur. This is classic, yet rare, for the location: a very sharp cluster of galena from Naica, or Mexico, or really from anywhere. The elongated crystals show sharp twinning on several, and several others are octahedral. The galena has superb battleship-metallic luster, and is draped by sparkling quartz that accentuates the geometry and contrasts the color. It is a SUPERB specimen for a Mexico piece, or any galena, and has wonderful aesthetics. Complete all around with no damage. We first obtained this in the 1990s and sold it to David Stoudt for his Mexico collection in 2002...and it is still memorable today.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$500 12/08/2022 6:29:40 pm (CST)
$488 12/08/2022 6:29:40 pm (CST)
$450 * 12/08/2022 5:35:24 pm (CST)
$450 * 12/08/2022 5:35:24 pm (CST)
$420 12/08/2022 5:33:49 pm (CST)
$410 12/08/2022 5:33:49 pm (CST)
$360 12/08/2022 5:33:04 pm (CST)
$350 12/08/2022 4:21:53 pm (CST)
$345 12/08/2022 4:21:53 pm (CST)
$310 12/07/2022 10:11:29 am (CST)
$300 12/07/2022 10:11:29 am (CST)
$265 12/07/2022 5:19:36 am (CST)
$255 12/07/2022 5:19:36 am (CST)
$232 12/04/2022 10:20:32 pm (CST)
$222 12/04/2022 10:20:32 pm (CST)
$210 12/04/2022 10:20:25 pm (CST)
$200 12/04/2022 10:20:24 pm (CST)
$170 12/03/2022 8:53:05 pm (CST)
$160 12/03/2022 8:53:05 pm (CST)
$130 12/02/2022 1:19:15 pm (CST)
$120 12/02/2022 1:19:15 pm (CST)
$75 12/02/2022 1:19:02 pm (CST)
$65 12/02/2022 1:19:02 pm (CST)
$10 12/02/2022 11:24:41 am (CST)
* 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.