This really "unique" specimen of fluorite from Cavnic, Romania sold on e-Rocks a few hours ago for €805 (c$900).
Not only is the specimen pretty exceptional but also I believe it holds the site record for bidding extension.
As the bidding rules go, an auction close time will extend by 10 minutes each time a bid is placed in close time. The auction will then end 10 minutes after the last bid is received.
We have seen some bidding duels in the past but last night's marathon possibly is the longest in our 10 years of service.
The scheduled auction close was 23:40 BST on 17 June, the e-gavel finally dropped on the specimen at 03:18 BST on the 18th, setting the accrued extension time at 3 hours and 38 minutes.
Congratulations to the winner, commiserations to the underbidder, and thanks to you both (and everyone else) for your interest in this item.
The item itself is a major example of fluorite from Cavnic; an uncommonly occurring mineral in these hydrothermal sulphide rich deposits, fluorite crystals are rarely seen above a few cm in size.
This specimen exhibited a crystal group in excess of 6cm. You can see the listing via the link below.
Thanks to Martin Gruell at Viamineralia for the listing.
