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Tourmaline (''cat's eye'' crystals) (ex Gerry Morvell Collection)
- Mount Mica Quarry, Paris, Oxford County, Maine, USA
- Small Cabinet, 5.3 x 4.9 x 4.4 cm
- Start Time: 09/29/2022 9:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/06/2022 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $85
Item Description
The historic Mount Mica Quarry in Maine is one of the most well-known Tourmaline localities in the United States. The locality dates back to the 1820s, producing iconic specimens for many decades. This piece is a rarely seen "cat's eye" Tourmaline specimen from this famous quarry featuring a 1.6 cm group of lustrous, dark green colored prismatic crystals sitting on Microcline matrix. You can see the beautiful chatoyant reflectiveness in the crystals when they are rotated in the light. A lovely display quality specimen of this renowned material from one of New England's great pegmatite localities. From the collection of Gerry Morvell.
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Bidding History
| Bid Amount | Bid Time |
|---|---|
| $85 | 10/05/2022 11:53:33 pm (CDT) |
| $77 | 10/05/2022 11:53:33 pm (CDT) |
| $54 | 10/05/2022 9:30:29 pm (CDT) |
| $49 | 10/05/2022 9:30:29 pm (CDT) |
| $40 | 10/04/2022 7:33:12 pm (CDT) |
| $35 | 10/04/2022 7:33:12 pm (CDT) |
| $30 | 10/01/2022 4:54:33 pm (CDT) |
| $25 | 10/01/2022 4:54:33 pm (CDT) |
| $10 | 09/30/2022 2:30:11 pm (CDT) |