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Schorl
- Erongo Mtns., Erongo Region, Namibia
- Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
- Small Cabinet, 9.6 x 9.6 x 4.9 cm
- Start Time: 03/23/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 03/30/2023 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $650
Item Description
The Erongo Mountains have produced over the years what are perhaps the world's finest Schorl specimens of a variety of styles. This large cluster, with crystals up to 4.3 cm, is a good example of the locality. The black crystals have the well-known 'Mercedes' terminations, a good, prismatic form, good luster, and fine striations so dense that the prism faces resemble the grooves on a vinyl record. There are even traces of highly fluorescent Hyalite Opal, seen under UV light. The striations and luster made photography tricky - this is much better in person, and you see less and less of these on the market today. This is a particularly sharp example with a lot of unusual angles, looking more carved than nature-made, somehow. It is atypical, and beautiful!
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Bidding History
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$650 | 03/30/2023 5:06:32 pm (CDT) |
$625 | 03/30/2023 2:03:57 pm (CDT) |
$600 | 03/30/2023 2:02:50 pm (CDT) |
$596 | 03/30/2023 2:02:50 pm (CDT) |
$571 | 03/24/2023 5:02:44 pm (CDT) |
$546 | 03/24/2023 5:02:44 pm (CDT) |
$506 | 03/24/2023 5:02:17 pm (CDT) |
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$410 | 03/24/2023 5:01:05 pm (CDT) |
$400 | 03/24/2023 5:01:05 pm (CDT) |
$359 | 03/24/2023 5:00:45 pm (CDT) |
$349 | 03/24/2023 5:00:45 pm (CDT) |
$309 | 03/24/2023 5:00:32 pm (CDT) |
$299 | 03/24/2023 5:00:31 pm (CDT) |
$230 | 03/24/2023 5:00:18 pm (CDT) |
$220 | 03/24/2023 5:00:17 pm (CDT) |
$155 | 03/24/2023 5:00:02 pm (CDT) |
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$108 | 03/24/2023 2:49:40 pm (CDT) |
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$66 | 03/23/2023 10:03:52 pm (CDT) |
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