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

We're pleased to announce 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 Midwestern US localities. 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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Celestine (fine locality specimen)
Stoneco Lime City Quarry, Wood Co., Ohio, USA
Ex. George Loud
12.1 x 11.2 x 10.8 cm
Current Bid: $25
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Witherite (doubly-terminated) with Calcite and Fluorite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
12.8 x 7.7 x 6.7 cm
Current Bid: $262
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Fluorite with Sphalerite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
12.3 x 12.2 x 3.8 cm
Current Bid: $371
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Calcite
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
14.3 x 11.2 x 8.3 cm
Current Bid: $40
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Baryte
Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
14.7 x 10.2 x 7.3 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Baryte on Celestine
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
10.1 x 10.1 x 3.7 cm
Current Bid: $100
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Copper
White Pine Mine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. George Loud
14.3 x 5.2 x 0.5 cm
Current Bid: $15
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Galena on Fluorite (uncommon locality specimen)
Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
11.3 x 9.8 x 4.8 cm
Current Bid: $160
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Hematite (classic material)
Montreal Mine, Montreal, Gogebic Range, Iron Co., Wisconsin, USA
Ex. George Loud
9.1 x 6.5 x 6.3 cm
Current Bid: $121
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Azurite (RARE locality specimen)
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA
Ex. George Loud
8.0 x 6.7 x 2.0 cm
Current Bid: $48
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Copper
White Pine Mine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. George Loud
10.9 x 6.7 x 2.4 cm
Current Bid: $20
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Calcite (doubly-terminated) (classic locality)
Pugh Quarry, Weston, Wood County, Ohio, USA
Ex. George Loud
12.7 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm
Current Bid: $33
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Kinoite (RARE locality specimen)
Laurium Mine, Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Ex. George Loud
2.6 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Celestine
Maybee Quarry, Exeter Township, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
Ex. George Loud
7.3 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Current Bid: $40
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Copper included in Calcite (rare locality specimen)
Adventure Mine, Greenland, Greenland Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
Ex. George Loud
7.3 x 5.3 x 5.2 cm
Current Bid: $20
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Datolite (polished)
Delaware Mine, Delaware, Grant Township, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. George Loud
9.4 x 7.3 x 4.7 cm, 528 grams.
Current Bid: $110
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Hematite (RARE locality specimen)
McComber Mine (Lucy Mine; Pendill; East Jackson), Negaunee, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. George Loud
8.2 x 7.8 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $82
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Baryte
Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
9.7 x 9.2 x 5.7 cm
Current Bid: $107
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Sphalerite with Fluorite
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
11.6 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm
Current Bid: $117
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Calcite with Marcasite inclusions
Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, USA
Ex. George Loud
5.3 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Current Bid: $40
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Baryte
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
8.3 x 7.9 x 5.2 cm
Current Bid: $111
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Benstonite coating Calcite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
7.8 x 6.3 x 5.7 cm
Current Bid: $110
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Witherite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
8.2 x 4.9 x 3.7 cm
Current Bid: $110
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Calcite on Fluorite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
12.7 x 5.4 x 5.2 cm
Current Bid: $65
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Goethite (RARE locality specimen)
Tilden Mine, Ishpeming, Marquette Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. George Loud
7.3 x 5.3 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Celestine
Holloway Quarry (Rockwood Quarry), Newport, Berlin Charter Township, Monroe Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. George Loud
9.7 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $65
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Calcite (large crystal group)
Corydon Stone Co. Quarry, Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
Ex. George Loud
16.7 x 8.5 x 7.9 cm
Current Bid: $76
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Fluorite (classic material)
Stoneco White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Allen Township, Ottawa Co., Ohio, USA
Ex. George Loud
8.4 x 7.7 x 7.3 cm
Current Bid: $65
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Baryte on Fluorite
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. George Loud
8.7 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $232
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Dolomite
Corydon Stone Co. Quarry, Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
Ex. George Loud
7.7 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $10
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