Special Auction - Specimens from the George Loud Collection (Arizona)

We are proud to present the next offering of special auctions from the collection of George Loud. Each month we are going to highlight a specific locality or region, mainly focusing on minerals of the United States. This month's auction is filled with specimens from Arizona. There's a great selection of fine quality pieces from famous localities, obscure locations and interesting esoteric specimens in this set. We recently acquired most of George's impressive 9000+ piece collection, and the VAST majority of these pieces will be offered here in the auctions, as we feel that everyone deserves and equal opportunity at acquiring these important, well-documented and fine quality specimens for their collections. George Loud was born August 16, 1942, and is a well-known mineral collector from Washington, DC and South Carolina respectively, and was a patent lawyer by trade for over 50 years. He assembled one of the great mineral collections in the U.S., comprising worldwide specimens, and in later years he sold the worldwide specimens to focus on minerals of the United States, specifically locality suites with an emphasis on amazing representation of species while still maintaining fine quality. The specimens remarkably range from micros to all the way up to large cabinets in size. See: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/george-loud for more information
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Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite on Malachite (classic material)
Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud
4.2 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $178
Azurite with Malachite
Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Ned Reynolds; Everett Mulkins; John Manley
12.7 x 9.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $156
Cerussite (fine locality specimen)
Grand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Sam Elbin
7.2 x 5.4 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Malachite
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Karen Hruby
8.3 x 7.3 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite (uncommon locality specimen)
Bagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Fred Standfast
7.2 x 6.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $269
Cuprite (fine crystals)
Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Richard Hronik
6.7 x 3.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Vanadinite (fine locality specimen)
Grey Horse Mine, Riverside, Riverside Mining District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud
13.2 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $550
Aurichalcite
Omega Mine, Monument Mountain, Helvetia, Santa Rita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud
9.4 x 5.2 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Fluorite on Quartz "casts" after Calcite
La Fluorita Dulcita Claim, Tombstone, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud
9.2 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $268
Chrysocolla (fine quality)
Helvetia, Santa Rita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud
12.7 x 8.7 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $186
Wulfenite with Mimetite (rare locality specimen)
Empire Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; John Betts
10.7 x 6.2 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $441
Copper
Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud
9.3 x 4.7 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $550
Brochantite with Calcite
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Charles M. Noll; Earl Goebel
8.7 x 7.8 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Vanadinite
Western Mine, Stockton Hill, Stockton Hill Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Joseph Fontaine
12.3 x 9.2 x 8.7 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Silver (RARE locality specimen)
Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Richard Hronik
3.1 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Vanadinite pseudomorph after Siderite (RARE locality specimen)
Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Dr. Robert Jenkins; David Ellis
9.7 x 5.6 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Malachite pseudomorph after Gypsum
Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Jim Minette
7.9 x 4.6 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $198
Wulfenite
Total Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire District, Empire Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud
4.7 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $144
Cerussite with Malachite on Chrysocolla
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Joyce Hronik
7.1 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Smithsonite with Hemimorphite and Rosasite
79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; David Garske
5.3 x 4.0 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Aragonite (RARE locality specimen)
Beaver Creek, Campe Verde area, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Richard Hronik; Buck Keller
7.8 x 4.6 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Azurite with Malachite (fine quality)
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo Dist., Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Richard Hronik
7.6 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $2,230
Chrysocolla pseudomorphs after Azurite or possibly Gypsum
Ray Mine, Mineral Creek District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; John White
6.7 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Kinoite (rare)
Christmas Mine, Banner Dist., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Norman Leppert
2.3 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Vanadinite (hollow crystals!)
Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District - Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; August ''Andy'' Dietz; Sean Sweeny
5.3 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $337
Hematite (rare locality)
Portal area of an old mine near the Parker Dam, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Dr. James Cole
12.3 x 9.3 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $221
Fluorite with Quartz
La Fluorita Dulcita Claim, Tombstone, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; Bruce Wood
6.2 x 5.9 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $112
Dioptase (rare locality specimen)
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud
1.7 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $193
Malachite (polished)
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud
5.2 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm, 122.4 grams
Winning Bid: $116
Brochantite
Copper Mountain Mining District, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud
14.6 x 9.8 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $189