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Spessartine & Baveno-twinned Orthoclase (RARE combo) Reynolds Coll.
- Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining Dist., Riverside Co., California, USA
- Small Cabinet, 5.7 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm
- Start Time: 07/14/2022 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/21/2022 6:35:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $35
Item Description
A 2.4 cm, lustrous, variegated, spessartine garnet trapezohedron is jauntily set on the section of a VERY RARE, gray, baveno-twinned orthoclase crystal. Part of the garnet is contacted, but there is little actual damage. Sections of other garnets on the orthoclase add character. Ex Bob Reynolds Collection, a well-known fossil and mineral expert and former Curator of the San Bernardino County Museum. He passed away in 2020. The rare phyllomanganate-chromate species Reynoldsite was named in his honor in 2011. Spessartine is relatively rare from the pegmatites on Little Cahuilla Mountain and the association with RARE baveno-twinned orthoclase makes this showy piece doubly important.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $35 | 07/21/2022 6:25:21 pm (CDT) |
| $33 | 07/21/2022 6:25:21 pm (CDT) |
| $30 | 07/21/2022 1:31:46 am (CDT) |
| $25 | 07/21/2022 1:31:46 am (CDT) |
| $20 | 07/19/2022 5:03:07 pm (CDT) |
| $15 | 07/19/2022 5:03:07 pm (CDT) |
| $10 | 07/15/2022 3:27:40 am (CDT) |