Special Auction: Selected Specimens from the Jingnan (Tom) Zhang Collection

Written by our friend, Jingnan "Tom" Zhang, this eclectic auction features many fine and unique specimens and pieces from his collection. Recent finds, worldwide classics, and rarities are highlighted. Many are species and localities you normally don't see in auctions. You can read his story on Rocks & Minerals at Megaw, P. K. M. (2024). Up and Coming Mineral Collector Jingnan "Tom" Zhang: One to Watch. Rocks & Minerals, 99(2), 160–171. https://doi.org/10.1080/003575...

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Tsavorite and Diopside on Graphite
Merelani Hills, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.0 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $626
Elbaite var. Rubellite on Microcline
Beni Bouzra, Chefchaouen Prov., Morocco
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
3.3 x 2.6 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $625
Ajoite in Quartz (classic material)
Messina Mine, Limpopo, South Africa
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
3.0 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $483
Catapleiite on Microcline
Poudrette Quarry, Quebec, Canada
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
3.0 x 2.3 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Arsenopyrite on Fluorapatite
Panasqueira Mines, Portugal
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
6.8 x 3.7 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $305
Azurite with Arsentsumebite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.3 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $293
Beryl var. Heliodor (old material)
Slocum prospect, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
5.3 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $159
Dioptase on Calcite
Tantara Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
3.8 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $153
Chrysoberyl (Gemmy)
Ambatondrazaka Dist., Alaotra-Mangoro, Madagascar
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
1.7 x 1.0 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Cuprite with Hentschelite (rare combo)
Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Ex. Mary Perry, Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.1 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $501
Beryl var. Morganite (intense color)
Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
5.3 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $305
Clinoclase with Olivenite
Wheal Gorland, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.6 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $340
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Bunker Hill Mine, Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA
Ex. Les Presmyk, Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
4.6 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Wulfenite var. Chillagite (extremely rare)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. E.J. Immelman, Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
3.9 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $490
Chalcopyrite in Calcite on Dolomite (classic find)
Black Rock, Lawrence Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
10.0 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $760
Hydroxylapatite ps. Vivianite (presumed)
Astillero Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Bill & Anne Cook, Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
8.0 x 7.0 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Serpentine ps. Olivine
Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway
Ex. Bill & Anne Cook, Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
4.1 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Inesite
Wessels Mine, KMF, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Rock Currier, Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
7.0 x 4.6 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Elbaite (Gemmy)
Rubaya, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.1 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Cerussite in Dolomite cast
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
3.9 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $147
Beryl var. Heliodor
Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny Dist., Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.3 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Strontioginorite (extremely rare)
Kohnstein Quarry, Nordhausen Dist., Thuringia, Germany
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
3.8 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Aurichalcite in Calcite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi Mun., Durango, Mexico
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
6.3 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $385
Pyrite (classic locale)
C. E. Duff Son Quarry, Huntsville, Logan Co., Ohio, USA
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
8.7 x 5.3 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $93
Hydroxylherderite (classic 1968 find)
Xanda mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Mary Perry, Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.8 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $234
Hopeite ps. Hemimorphite (rare pseudomorph)
Kabwe Mine, Kabwe Dist., Central Prov., Zambia
Ex. Bill & Anne Cook, Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
3.5 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Copper-bearing Adamite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi Mun., Durango, Mexico
Ex. Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.6 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Whitlockite on Gormanite (extremely rare)
Big Fish River, Dawson, Yukon, Canada
Ex. Bill & Anne Cook, Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
3.1 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $189
Catapleiite
Poudrette Quarry, Quebec, Canada
Ex. Wendy & Frank Melanson, Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
2.3 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $104
Baryte (old classic locale)
Schauinsland Pb-Zn Dist., Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Ex. Robert Trimingham, Rock Currier, Jingnan (Tom) Zhang
10.0 x 7.2 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $119