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Talmessite (Cobalt-bearing) (rare)
- Tamdrost Mine, Tamdrost, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
- Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
- Miniature, 3.7 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
- Start Time: 08/19/2023 6:29:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/24/2023 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $360
Item Description
An attractive miniature from the Tamdrost Mine in Morocco which hosts gemmy/translucent, small (up to about 4 mm) intense reddish purple colored crystals of cobalt-bearing Talmessite on matrix. Rare and colorful!
From the collection of Vasco Trancoso, a medical doctor and prominent mineral collector from near Lisbon, Portugal (https://www.mindat.org/user-11954.html). He assembled his mineral collection over the course of 60 years, and built a fine worldwide display collection that we recently purchased. This piece is pictured on mindat.org at https://www.mindat.org/photo-186778.html
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Bidding History
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| $360 | 08/24/2023 6:39:21 pm (CDT) |
| $350 | 08/24/2023 6:39:21 pm (CDT) |
| $335 | 08/24/2023 3:44:23 pm (CDT) |
| $325 | 08/24/2023 3:44:10 pm (CDT) |
| $320 | 08/24/2023 3:44:10 pm (CDT) |
| $285 | 08/24/2023 3:43:43 pm (CDT) |
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| $250 | 08/24/2023 3:22:03 pm (CDT) |
| $240 | 08/24/2023 3:22:03 pm (CDT) |
| $236 | 08/21/2023 10:12:03 pm (CDT) |
| $226 | 08/21/2023 10:12:03 pm (CDT) |
| $206 | 08/20/2023 8:05:45 pm (CDT) |
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| $195 | 08/20/2023 8:05:35 pm (CDT) |
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| $105 | 08/20/2023 8:05:21 pm (CDT) |
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| $32 | 08/20/2023 11:26:31 am (CDT) |
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