Jack Halpern Mineral Auction!

We are proud to present the next in our series of special auctions from Jack Halpern's collection. Each month we are going to offer a selection of fine quality specimens from Jack's 3,200+ piece collection. The VAST majority of these pieces from Jack's collection will be offered here in the auctions, as we feel that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to acquire these important, well-documented, and fine-quality specimens for their collections.     

Jack is considered to be the greatest gentleman in the modern era of mineral collecting. He is beloved by all those who have met him, and he truly is one of the most iconic figures in the mineral world. We recently acquired Jack's collection and we are honored to have the opportunity to offer Jack's treasures to everyone on a regular basis for the foreseeable future.

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Azurite (old find)
Metcalf Mine, Clifton, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Jack Halpern
9.8 x 7.2 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $95
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Azurite
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Yangjiang, Guangdong, China
Ex. Steve Smale, Jack Halpern
6.5 x 5.2 x 5.0 cm
Current Bid: $90
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Pyrite
Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
Ex. Jack Halpern
4.6 x 4.6 x 4.6 cm
Current Bid: $98
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Azurite and Chrysocolla
Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Jack Halpern
8.8 x 6.9 x 5.2 cm
Current Bid: $300
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Anatase on K Feldspar var. Adularia
Hardangervidda, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway
Ex. Jack Halpern
2.0 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Current Bid: $131
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Hematite (Iron Rose)
Fibbia, Fontana, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Ex. Jack Halpern
2.7 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm
Current Bid: $185
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Spodumene var. Kunzite
Mawi pegmatite, Nilaw-Kolum pegmatite field, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Ex. Jack Halpern
6.8 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm, 168 g
Current Bid: $60
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Hematite ps. Magnetite
Payún Matrú volcano, Agua Escondida Dist., Malargüe Dept., Mendoza Prov., Argentina
Ex. Jack Halpern
9.0 x 4.1 x 2.4 cm
Current Bid: $121
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Diamond
Tshikapa, Kasaï, DR Congo
Ex. Jack Halpern
0.8 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm, 7.8 ct
Current Bid: $205
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Dr. Peter Bancroft, Jack Halpern
5.1 x 4.1 x 3.5 cm, 144 g
Current Bid: $110
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Fluorite
Yiwu, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
Ex. Jack Halpern
19.0 x 11.3 x 8.1 cm
Current Bid: $307
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Fluorapophyllite on Heulandite with Stilbite
Nashik Dist., Nashik Div., Maharashtra, India
Ex. Jack Halpern
15.5 x 11.6 x 7.8 cm
Current Bid: $70
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Spodumene var. Kunzite (doubly terminated!)
Kunar, Afghanistan
Ex. Jack Halpern
27.5 x 4.9 x 2.3 cm, 760 g
Current Bid: $273
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Silicon Carbide (synthetic)
Niagara Falls, Niagara Co., New York, USA
Ex. Jack Halpern
15.0 x 7.2 x 6.0 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Aquamarine, Fluorapatite and Quartz on Muscovite
Nagar, Nagar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Jack Halpern
17.5 x 10.3 x 6.1 cm
Current Bid: $195
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Fluor-liddicoatite (polished slice)
Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Betafo Dist., Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Ex. Marion & Hadley Stuart, Jack Halpern
15.1 x 14.6 x 0.8 cm
Current Bid: $289
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Rhodochrosite (classic old USA locale!)
Emma Mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA
Ex. Jack Halpern
9.8 x 9.1 x 6.8 cm
Current Bid: $95
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Chrysocolla with Quartz Druse
Acarí Dist., Caravelí Prov., Arequipa, Peru
Ex. Jack Halpern
12.8 x 9.5 x 7.8 cm
Current Bid: $205
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Fluorite with Galena, Sphalerite and Siderite
Weardale, Durham Co., England, UK
Ex. Jack Halpern
13.8 x 10.4 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $245
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Jan Coetzee Mine, Nababeep, Namakwa Dist., Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Jack Halpern
14.1 x 10.1 x 7.2 cm
Current Bid: $109
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Rosasite with Calcite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Mun., Durango, Mexico
Ex. Jack Halpern
10.6 x 7.9 x 5.7 cm
Current Bid: $78
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Manganoan Calcite
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Jack Halpern
11.7 x 10.5 x 7.4 cm
Current Bid: $80
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)
Pyromorphite and Calcite
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
Ex. R.E. Reynolds, Jack Halpern
11.3 x 6.6 x 7.9 cm
Current Bid: $50
Time Left:
Close Time: 12/28/2024 6:30:00 pm (CST)