Quartz var. Amethyst

Mamuju area, West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Cabinet, 16.0 x 15.4 x 6.5 cm
Start Time: 08/16/2021 5:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/21/2021 6:05:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $1,050
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Item Description

This specimen is part of the 2021 Dallas Mineral Collecting Symposium benefit auction, with proceeds benefiting Mineralogical Record, Rocks & Minerals, Tucson Gem and Mineral Society, and mindat.org. Thanks to all of our participants!

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These startling, sparkly, clusters of quartz have gone through several name changes over the 5 or 6 years since they started coming out, first being labeled as Agate or Grape Agate, chalcedony, and then finally as Amethyst based on modern techniques of chemical and x-ray analysis. So, surprisingly to all of us, these are all amethysts, just of a very unusual form! This piece is particularly sculptural and is complete all around. It is a very ethereal form that looks like purple draperies caught in the wind. It is from a cherrypicked selection of this material at the source, by a contact in the gem trade who had early access, years ago - it is not contemporary. The most recent material seems of generally lesser quality, including less color and sparkle. Although there were many specimens, this one stands out fairly nicely. Donated to benefit the Symposium Auction by Stuart Wilensky and Wilensky Fine Minerals. Valued $5000

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$1,050 08/21/2021 5:58:20 pm (CDT)
$1,000 08/21/2021 5:58:02 pm (CDT)
$989 08/21/2021 5:58:02 pm (CDT)
$936 08/21/2021 5:49:35 pm (CDT)
$911 08/21/2021 5:38:49 pm (CDT)
$900 08/21/2021 5:38:49 pm (CDT)
$875 08/21/2021 5:24:30 pm (CDT)
$850 08/21/2021 5:24:30 pm (CDT)
$825 08/21/2021 11:54:50 am (CDT)
$800 * 08/21/2021 8:23:43 am (CDT)
$800 * 08/21/2021 8:23:43 am (CDT)
$756 08/20/2021 2:48:55 am (CDT)
$731 08/20/2021 2:48:54 am (CDT)
$600 08/19/2021 11:52:30 pm (CDT)
$575 08/19/2021 11:09:49 pm (CDT)
$550 08/19/2021 11:07:28 pm (CDT)
$525 08/19/2021 9:36:44 pm (CDT)
$500 * 08/19/2021 9:36:34 pm (CDT)
$500 * 08/19/2021 9:36:34 pm (CDT)
$490 08/19/2021 9:35:18 pm (CDT)
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$470 08/19/2021 9:35:09 pm (CDT)
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$160 08/17/2021 10:21:01 am (CDT)
$150 08/17/2021 10:21:01 am (CDT)
$100 08/17/2021 6:32:38 am (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.