Wulfenite (var: Chromium-bearing) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)

Santa Ana Mine (Chapacase Mine), Tocopilla, Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Cabinet, 11.7 x 8.3 x 4.7 cm
Start Time: 11/11/2021 8:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 11/18/2021 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $112

Item Description

Here we have a beautiful full cabinet sized display specimen from the Santa Ana Mine (Chapacase Mine) in Chile featuring dozens if not hundreds of intense red colored chromium-bearing Wulfenite. The piece was self-collected by mineral dealer and collector Terry Szenics in 2005, as he was active in Chile for years collecting new and interesting minerals. With some magnification, you can see the crystals vary from tabular to pyramidal in habit with superb, very sharp, lustrous, well-formed faces. There is a bit of underlying orange Mimetite for a nice touch. This specimen comes with a label from Terry Szenics in his handwriting, along with another paper label with no attribution. One rarely has the opportunity to pick up a piece of this material, especially now since nothing is has come from the locality in years, and no more pieces will ever be found. This is about as RED as Wulfenite can get, and the color is similar to the rich red crystals from the Anarak District in the Isfahan Province of Iran. They have a stronger red color than anything from the Red Cloud Mine in Arizona. From the collection of Robert (Bob) Reynolds who passed in August of 2020. Bob was a well-known fossil and mineral expert and former Curator of Earth Sciences at the San Bernardino County Museum in California. The rare phyllomanganate-chromate species Reynoldsite was named in his honor in 2011.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$112 11/18/2021 3:37:06 pm (CST)
$102 11/18/2021 3:37:06 pm (CST)
$97 11/18/2021 3:17:44 pm (CST)
$87 11/18/2021 3:17:44 pm (CST)
$67 11/18/2021 2:49:06 pm (CST)
$57 11/18/2021 2:49:05 pm (CST)
$35 11/15/2021 9:12:12 pm (CST)
$30 * 11/12/2021 9:53:22 am (CST)
$30 * 11/12/2021 9:53:22 am (CST)
$25 11/12/2021 9:53:15 am (CST)
$20 11/12/2021 9:53:15 am (CST)
$15 11/12/2021 2:09:32 am (CST)
$10 11/11/2021 11:21:40 pm (CST)
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