Smithsonite

Hidden Treasure Mine, Ophir Mining Dist., Tooele Co., Utah, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
Small Cabinet, 8.3 x 8.0 x 6.0 cm
Start Time: 03/02/2023 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 03/09/2023 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Winning Bid: $96
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Item Description

Two beautiful distinct generations of smithsonite dramatically cover this colorful, very sculptural, vuggy small cabinet from this well-known aptly named extinct Utah Pb-Ag-Cu-Zn mine - the Hidden Treasure Mine. The first generation juicy sea-green botryoids were deposited on the fairly hefty matrix. Then, pleasing powder-blue, waxy luster botryoids on top of the sea-green. The exposed shapely sea-green area has a distinct scalenohedral form, adding much pizzazz to this outstanding locality piece. The mine is well-known for numerous lead, copper and zinc species and this is a unique example of smithsonite on smithsonite from the locale. Ex Bob Reynolds Collection.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$96 03/09/2023 5:00:02 pm (CST)
$86 03/09/2023 5:00:02 pm (CST)
$80 03/09/2023 2:46:04 pm (CST)
$70 03/09/2023 1:35:23 pm (CST)
$66 03/09/2023 1:35:23 pm (CST)
$60 03/09/2023 1:34:03 pm (CST)
$50 03/09/2023 1:34:03 pm (CST)
$45 03/04/2023 2:20:54 pm (CST)
$40 03/04/2023 12:25:13 pm (CST)
$35 03/04/2023 12:25:13 pm (CST)
$10 03/04/2023 11:37:09 am (CST)