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

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 Japan. 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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Stibnite (large historic specimen)
Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
18.7 x 10.7 x 7.2 cm
Winning Bid: $2,050
Rhodochrosite
Inakuraishi Mine, Furubira District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
8.7 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $1,506
Arsenopyrite (rare locality specimen) (collected: 1952)
Chichibu Mining District, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
10.0 x 8.2 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Spurrite (rare)
Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bitchū, Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
5.0 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Topaz (gemmy crystal) (classic material)
Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Vince Rizzo
3.7 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm, 25.8 grams
Winning Bid: $343
Vesuvianite (rare locality specimen)
Kobushi Mine, Kawakami-mura, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
7.7 x 6.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Pyrite (excellent classic locality specimen)
Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
16.8 x 14.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $486
Calcite (Manganese-bearing) (excellent locality specimen)
Tochibora Deposit, Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Erik Rose
13.2 x 13.0 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,550
Chabazite var: Phacolite (rare locality specimen)
Chinzei-machi, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
13.7 x 9.5 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Benitoite with Strontio-orthojoaquinite, Ohmilite and Magnesio-riebeckite (very rare)
Hashidate, Ōmi, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
4.6 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $218
Grossular with Vesuvianite
Fujigatani Mine, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Ex. George Loud; Bob Jenkins
9.7 x 6.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Orthoclase (''Baveno'' twin)
Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Dr. William Tatu
7.3 x 6.4 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Ferberite pseudomorph after Scheelite (formerly ''Reinite'') (fine classic material)
Otome Mine, Kurobera, Kofu City, Kinpuzan mining district, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Ed Swoboda
6.2 x 3.7 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $802
Pyroxmangite
Taguchi Mine, Shitara, Kitashitara County, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
5.3 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Danburite (fine crystal)
Toroku Mine, Takachiho, Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Robert Linck
4.5 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Calcite (uncommon locality)
Ashio Mine, Ashio, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Dr. William Tatu; Mary and Gardner Miller
7.4 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Bournonite on Rhodochrosite (fine rare locality specimen)
Chichibu Mining District, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Charles Noll; Gary & Terri Richards; Vernon & Zona Braun
16.9 x 12.1 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $179
Hemimorphite (rare locality specimen)
Kiura Mine, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
3.7 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Scorodite (rare locality specimen)
Kiura Mine, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
6.2 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Almandine Garnet
Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Fred Parker; Dick Hauk
4.2 x 4.1 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $339
Molybdenite on Quartz
Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
7.4 x 4.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $486
Danburite with Axinite-(Fe)
Toroku Mine, Takachiho, Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Roger Barnett
4.2 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $48
Quartz var: Smoky (rare locality specimen)
Yamanoo, Makabe-machi, Makabe District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Dr. William Tatu
7.5 x 6.9 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $86
Arsenopyrite (rare locality specimen)
Chichibu Mining District, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Jimmy & Hisami McNeil; Vernon & Zona Braun
9.1 x 6.2 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $79
Baryte
Osarizawa Mine, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Dr. Hiroshi Ohmoto
10.4 x 9.3 x 5.9 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Axinite-(Fe)
Obira Mine, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Gene Sensel
8.8 x 8.7 x 8.3 cm
Winning Bid: $595
Sphalerite with Arsenopyrite and Pyrite
Chichibu Mining District, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
10.3 x 9.3 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Apophyllite Group with Epistilbite and Chabazite (rare locality specimen)
Hirado Island, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud; Dr. Friedrich Krantz
10.3 x 9.6 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Orthoclase (''Baveno'' twin)
Tawara, Hirukawa, Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
14.3 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $49
Rhodochrosite
Inakuraishi Mine, Furubira District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Ex. George Loud
4.0 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $395