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Smithsonite (cadmium rich) on Calcite
- Weinan, near Wenshan, Yunnan Prov., China
- Small Cabinet, 6.7 x 4.9 x 3.7 cm
- Start Time: 06/15/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/22/2023 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $390
Item Description
The video says it all - this is a piece that sparkles like yellow sugar on a cookie, and just glows with color! It is one of the most color-saturated minerals of any kind or species, we have seen, period. The sparkles are small crystals of cadmium-rich smithsonite, one of the rarest varietals of smithsonite. It is not a species in and of itself, but is often called Cadmium Smithsonite in any case. This coating overlays blocky white calcite crystals. This is one of a very small number of spectacular pieces we bought in China in 2019, from a single pocket, apparently. We have not seen or had more since. It is hard to value, as the color is so amazing that it stands out from across a room almost, like a pure lemon. In fact, it is surely the most saturated and purest lemon-peel yellow color we have ever seen in a cadmium smithsonite.
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Bidding History
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$390 | 06/22/2023 6:23:45 pm (CDT) |
$380 | 06/22/2023 6:23:44 pm (CDT) |
$370 | 06/22/2023 6:23:21 pm (CDT) |
$360 | 06/22/2023 6:23:20 pm (CDT) |
$350 | 06/22/2023 6:09:48 pm (CDT) |
$340 | 06/22/2023 4:48:22 pm (CDT) |
$333 | 06/22/2023 4:48:22 pm (CDT) |
$330 | 06/22/2023 4:48:07 pm (CDT) |
$320 | 06/22/2023 4:48:07 pm (CDT) |
$310 | 06/22/2023 4:47:49 pm (CDT) |
$300 | 06/22/2023 4:47:49 pm (CDT) |
$290 | 06/22/2023 4:47:34 pm (CDT) |
$280 | 06/22/2023 4:47:34 pm (CDT) |
$270 | 06/22/2023 3:08:33 pm (CDT) |
$260 | 06/22/2023 3:08:33 pm (CDT) |
$232 | 06/22/2023 7:28:20 am (CDT) |
$222 | 06/22/2023 7:28:20 am (CDT) |
$220 | 06/21/2023 12:34:36 pm (CDT) |
$210 | 06/21/2023 12:34:36 pm (CDT) |
$201 | 06/18/2023 4:26:41 pm (CDT) |
$191 | 06/18/2023 4:26:41 pm (CDT) |
$161 | 06/18/2023 4:26:19 pm (CDT) |
$151 | 06/18/2023 4:26:19 pm (CDT) |
$141 | 06/18/2023 4:26:06 pm (CDT) |
$131 | 06/18/2023 4:26:06 pm (CDT) |
$111 | 06/17/2023 2:42:30 am (CDT) |
$101 | 06/17/2023 2:42:30 am (CDT) |
$90 | 06/17/2023 2:42:15 am (CDT) |
$80 | 06/17/2023 2:42:15 am (CDT) |
$40 | 06/15/2023 7:40:22 pm (CDT) |
$35 | 06/15/2023 7:40:22 pm (CDT) |
$10 | 06/15/2023 7:08:41 pm (CDT) |