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Smithsonite
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
- Ex. Shields Flynn
- Thumbnail, 3.0 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
- Start Time: 01/05/2023 7:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/12/2023 6:55:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $181
Item Description
A sharp, isolated crystal of one of the rarest habits of smithsonite, these pseudo-scalenohedral crystals occur only from Tsumeb in such quality. This is a tall 3 cm crystal, although the bottom is included with a bit of sulfide from the matrix, and so it gives a stark contrast to the upper 2 cm, beige-yellow crystal, which looks like it shoots up from a pedestal. It is highly unusual to find such a balanced thumbnail example of this style. They are generally said to have come out in the 1960s-1970s.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
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| $181 | 01/12/2023 6:48:59 pm (CST) |
| $171 | 01/12/2023 6:44:22 pm (CST) |
| $161 | 01/12/2023 6:35:45 pm (CST) |
| $151 | 01/12/2023 6:35:15 pm (CST) |
| $141 | 01/12/2023 6:32:57 pm (CST) |
| $131 | 01/12/2023 6:31:27 pm (CST) |
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| $121 | 01/12/2023 6:27:17 pm (CST) |
| $111 | 01/12/2023 6:26:58 pm (CST) |
| $110 | 01/12/2023 6:27:03 pm (CST) |
| $105 | 01/12/2023 6:26:58 pm (CST) |
| $100 | 01/12/2023 6:27:03 pm (CST) |
| $90 | 01/12/2023 6:23:34 pm (CST) |
| $80 | 01/12/2023 6:23:34 pm (CST) |
| $70 | 01/12/2023 6:01:32 pm (CST) |
| $60 | 01/12/2023 5:39:29 pm (CST) |
| $55 | 01/12/2023 5:39:29 pm (CST) |
| $50 | 01/12/2023 11:54:56 am (CST) |
| $45 | 01/12/2023 8:12:12 am (CST) |
| $43 | 01/12/2023 8:12:12 am (CST) |
| $40 | 01/10/2023 5:38:41 pm (CST) |
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| $30 | 01/10/2023 3:09:35 pm (CST) |
| $25 | 01/07/2023 6:40:12 am (CST) |
| $20 | 01/06/2023 10:57:27 pm (CST) |
| $15 | 01/06/2023 10:57:27 pm (CST) |
| $10 | 01/06/2023 1:36:00 am (CST) |