Tourmaline

Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Chet Lemanski
Thumbnail, 2.2 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm, 3.2 grams
Start Time: 11/26/2022 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/01/2022 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $100

Item Description

A beautiful single crystal of gemmy pink Tourmaline from the famous Cruzeiro Mine in Brazil. The termination shows a slightly richer "cranberry" hue than the rest of the prism. There is a slight bit of skeletal etching on the termination, giving it a unique appearance. Specimen weight is 3.2 grams. From the collection of Chester ("Chet") S. Lemanski Jr. of Browns Mills, New Jersey (https://www.mindat.org/user-461.html). Collection #20502CL. Chet was born 1947 in started collecting minerals circa 1957. He worked briefly as a drill runner at the famous Sterling Mine, in Ogdensburg, New Jersey and from 1987 to 1990 he helped convert the mine into a public access mining museum. He has held the role of treasurer, vice president and president of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society (FOMS), and has been a board member and vice president of the Franklin Mineral Museum. The rare copper arsenate, Lemanskiite was named in his honor in 1999.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$100 12/01/2022 6:32:38 pm (CST)
$95 12/01/2022 6:32:38 pm (CST)
$79 11/30/2022 8:15:12 pm (CST)
$69 11/30/2022 8:15:12 pm (CST)
$68 11/27/2022 6:53:45 pm (CST)
$58 11/27/2022 6:53:45 pm (CST)
$45 11/27/2022 3:45:26 pm (CST)
$40 11/27/2022 3:45:26 pm (CST)
$35 11/27/2022 10:46:44 am (CST)
$30 11/27/2022 10:46:44 am (CST)
$15 11/26/2022 7:38:36 pm (CST)
$10 11/26/2022 7:23:47 pm (CST)