Tetrahedrite with Bournonite and Quartz

Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca Dist., La Libertad, Peru
Small Cabinet, 7.8 x 6.3 x 4.5 cm
Start Time: 09/04/2020 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/10/2020 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $72
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Item Description

A beautiful mounded group of Bournonite coated Tetrahedrite crystals balanced by groups of porcupine needle-like, glassy Quartz crystals to 2 cm in length with a few interspersed Pyrite crystals and a couple what could be Lorandite crystals on a coarsely crystalline Pyrite-Tetrahedrite-Sphalerite matrix from the famous Huaron District of Peru. The mounded Tetrahedrite crystals, averaging 1 cm, are completely covered by 2-4 mm, bright, metallic, scintillating battleship gray Bournonite crystals. Clusters of Quartz needles are concentrated on the right side of the piece and a few are present on the left side, all providing great contrast and contributing to the overall aesthetics of the piece.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$72 09/10/2020 5:48:32 pm (CDT)
$62 09/10/2020 5:48:32 pm (CDT)
$52 09/10/2020 5:48:23 pm (CDT)
$47 09/10/2020 5:48:23 pm (CDT)
$42 09/10/2020 1:50:10 pm (CDT)
$37 09/10/2020 1:50:10 pm (CDT)
$34 09/09/2020 12:47:23 pm (CDT)
$29 09/09/2020 12:47:23 pm (CDT)
$25 09/06/2020 6:46:22 pm (CDT)
$20 09/06/2020 6:13:14 pm (CDT)
$15 * 09/06/2020 6:13:07 pm (CDT)
$15 * 09/06/2020 6:13:07 pm (CDT)
$10 09/06/2020 4:37:00 pm (CDT)
* Proxy Bid Battle: In the event of two customers inputting matching proxy bids, the leading bid goes to the earliest of the two proxy bids. Tie winners are shown in bold.