rare California Turquoise nugget

Apache Mine, Turquoise Mtn., San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
Small Cabinet, 9.1 x 8.4 x 6.2 cm
Start Time: 07/13/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/20/2023 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $85
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Item Description

A prominent turquoise seam crowns this sculptural specimen and dramatically highlights the layered piece. The partially polished face shows classic, rich turquoise-blue color with some green. The seam is up to 1.1 cm thick and there is another thin seam below in the layered, oxidized quartz monazite matrix. The mine is famous for turquoise pseudomorphs after hexagonal beryl crystals. Turquoise specimens, other than the beryl pseudomorphs, are uncommon from here.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$85 07/20/2023 5:36:32 pm (CDT)
$75 07/20/2023 5:36:32 pm (CDT)
$45 07/20/2023 4:50:11 pm (CDT)
$40 07/20/2023 10:19:40 am (CDT)
$35 * 07/20/2023 10:19:21 am (CDT)
$35 * 07/20/2023 10:19:21 am (CDT)
$30 07/19/2023 11:48:38 am (CDT)
$25 07/19/2023 11:48:38 am (CDT)
$10 07/14/2023 8:43:52 pm (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.