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Sphalerite with Calcite
- Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica Dist., Kosovo
- Cabinet, 11.3 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm
- Start Time: 12/14/2023 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 12/21/2023 6:48:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $170
Item Description
The Stari Trg Mine is the principal locality of the Trepča Complex in Kosovo, famous for producing a good number of excellent crystallized display specimens. Primarily, the mine is known for its wonderful sulfides and carbonates, and this piece is a superb crystallized example. This full-sized cabinet display piece features wonderful, highly lustrous, jet-black, notably well-formed euhedral crystals of Sphalerite measuring up to 1.7 cm, which are partially coated by "rose"-esque groups of off-white colored rhombic Calcite, and associated with golden-brown radial groups of Siderite, plus a lone Quartz crystal on the top. The display face of the piece is in good condition, but there are some contacted areas around the periphery where the piece was separated from the pocket wall. Overall it's a very attractive piece of this well-known and classic material from this prolific locality. Valued $750.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $170 | 12/21/2023 6:43:04 pm (CST) |
| $160 | 12/21/2023 6:43:04 pm (CST) |
| $150 | 12/21/2023 6:42:58 pm (CST) |
| $140 | 12/21/2023 6:42:58 pm (CST) |
| $130 | 12/21/2023 1:52:57 pm (CST) |
| $120 | 12/21/2023 11:37:07 am (CST) |
| $110 | 12/21/2023 11:36:59 am (CST) |
| $102 | 12/21/2023 11:36:59 am (CST) |
| $92 | 12/21/2023 9:42:23 am (CST) |
| $82 | 12/20/2023 8:56:14 pm (CST) |
| $75 | 12/20/2023 8:56:14 pm (CST) |
| $51 | 12/20/2023 6:32:14 pm (CST) |
| $50 | 12/20/2023 6:32:14 pm (CST) |
| $25 | 12/20/2023 10:55:16 am (CST) |
| $20 | 12/17/2023 9:47:14 pm (CST) |
| $15 | 12/17/2023 8:37:50 pm (CST) |
| $10 | 12/17/2023 11:31:27 am (CST) |