Alvaro Lucio Collection Auction!

We are honored to present a selection from the collection of Alvaro Lucio. Alvaro Lucio was arguably the most well-known and accomplished mineral dealer and collector in Brazil. He graduated with a degree in civil engineering, mining, and metallurgy from the Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto in 1949. He began his PhD in the United States and completed it at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He worked as a professor of extractive metallurgy at UFMG, and also as a technical consultant for several companies in the sector. He was the author of several works, published in books and magazines worldwide. He received several honors for his contribution to the development of metallurgy and the introduction of metallurgical physical chemistry in Brazil. His knowledge, solicitousness, and enthusiasm will be greatly missed in the mineral world.

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Rhodonite
Morro da Mina, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
12.0 x 7.1 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $157
Quartz with Dickite
Mina de Arqueana, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
9.0 x 6.4 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $99
Monazite-(Ce)
Joaqim Relicio Mine, Buenopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
2.7 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $279
Celestine with Agardite-(Ce)
Malaquita, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
4.0 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Fluorapatite
Ipira complex, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
4.1 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Quartz var. Agate
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
14.8 x 10.7 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Scolecite - important locality specimen
Das Antas tunnel, Veranopolis, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
16.2 x 7.8 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $506
Quartz (Faden)
Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
8.0 x 7.3 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Fluorapophyllite (Brazil!)
Morro Reuter, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
6.4 x 6.0 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Quartz var. Ametrine
Anahi Mine, Angel Sandoval Prov., Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
5.2 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm, 36.74 g
Winning Bid: $410
Eosphorite on Rose Quartz
Ilha Claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
3.5 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Tantalite-(Fe)
Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
4.7 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $101
Tantalite-(Mn)
Caicara Pegmatite, Picui, Paraiba, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
3.8 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Hydroxylapatite on Microcline
Sapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
5.9 x 5.8 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Albite with Schorl and Fluorapatite
Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
6.5 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Stellerite
Sultepa Quarry, Tainhas, Cambara do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
7.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Tourmaline
Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
5.2 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Uvite Tourmaline on Magnesite
Pedra Preta Pit, Serra das Eguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
4.3 x 3.9 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Tourmaline with Albite and Cookeite
Golconda pegmatite field, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
4.4 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Staurolite (large and twinned)
Gramiais Farm, Rubelita, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
3.8 x 2.8 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Topaz
Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
5.3 x 2.8 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $192
Lepidolite and Muscovite (unusual intergrowth)
Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
12.0 x 7.9 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Titanite with Albite
Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
4.6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $715
Cassiterite
Mina de Arqueana, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
3.8 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm, 129.93 g
Winning Bid: $406
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Pedra Azul pegmatite dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
4.4 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm, 12.67 g
Winning Bid: $100
Muscovite
Governador Valadares, Minas, Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
7.5 x 7.5 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $375
Stokesite
Urucum Claim, Barra do Cuiete, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
2.4 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Beryl var. Morganite
Urucum Claim, Barra do Cuiete, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
4.5 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm, 32.23 g
Winning Bid: $265
unusual Quartz with Siderite
Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
6.8 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $165