Quartz with Pyrite

Berezovsk deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
Cabinet, 10.3 x 5.1 x 3.4 cm
Start Time: 10/19/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/26/2023 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $307

Item Description

The Beresovsk gold deposit is famous for its Crocoite as well as gold, historically; and we see very little other specimen material from there other than the rare Pyrite, as in this attractive piece. One large, 6.7 cm, pale smoky Quartz dominates the piece on the right side and there are a dozen or so smoky hued crystals from 1 to 3.5 cm in length at the bottom and the top of the piece and most of them are transparent to only slightly milky. There are several modest sized Pyrite crystals interspersed with the Quartz crystals in the top half of the piece. The Pyrites are dominated by the pyritohedral form, display a satin luster and are from 0.5 to 1.7 cm in maximum dimension. The piece displays very well, and at its best, in the vertical orientation. An old specimen, surely.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$307 10/26/2023 6:12:00 pm (CDT)
$300 10/26/2023 6:12:00 pm (CDT)
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