SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION – THE PERSONAL MINERAL COLLECTION OF HENRY DE LINDE - ends SATURDAY June 13, 2020

We are excited to announce the acquisition of the collection of Arkansas mineral and mining icon, Henry de Linde (March 21, 1923 – April 4, 2019).  Henry was one of the pivotal figures in the history of Arkansas mineralogy.  Although his professional career was with State Farm Insurance, Henry had a lifelong passion for minerals.  This drove to him become not only an accomplished amateur mineralogist, but a miner, a mine owner and an author.  De Linde started the Coon Creek Association mineral club (sometimes known as the Coon Creek Mineralogical and Recreational Society) in 1973. This no agenda, no dues, no schedule organization included an elite group of geologist and mineral enthusiasts from throughout the world. In their 20 year history, they discovered 7 minerals new to Arkansas and 5 minerals new to the world.  Henry's name was attached to some signature specimen producing localities in Arkansas, e.g., the De Linde Pits Wavellite locality in Avant, the De Linde Mine Quartz locality in Montgomery County, and the famous Diamond Jo Quarry in Magnet Cove (named after Joseph “Diamond Jo” Reynolds the leading steamboat magnate on the Upper Mississippi River circa 1860’s, who owned several profitable gold and silver mines in Arizona and Colorado).  In 1987 Delindeite, a rare sorosilicate species from Henry’s Diamond Jo Quarry, was named in his honor.  We are proud to present this introductory 30 piece auction from Henry's collection as a sampling of what you can expect to see scattered in the auctions for the coming months.  Enjoy!

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Wavellite (classic material) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Henry de Linde #2 Mine, Avant, Garland County, Arkansas
12.5 x 8.3 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $74
Celestine (classic material) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Maybee, Monroe Co., Michigan
6.6 x 4.6 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Perovskite (Nb-bearing) ("Dysanalyte") (rare) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
0.6 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Galena (slightly "twisted" crystals) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri
5.8 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Cave Calcite (2 generations) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
10.3 x 9.3 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Indicolite Tourmaline on Quartz (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Barra do Salinas district, Barra do Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
11.3 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Turquoise (rare locality specimen) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Mona Lisa Mine, Porter Mountain, Gilham, Polk County, Arkansas
2.7 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $112
Amazonite (rare locality specimen) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Morefield Mine, Winterham, Amelia County, Virginia
3.7 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Andalusite (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.3 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $20
Ferberite (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Tae Hwa Mine (Tong Wha Mine), Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
4.1 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $48
Gypsum (var: Selenite) (with "hourglass" sand inclusions) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Great Salt Plains, Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
6.3 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $47
Strontianite with Fluorite (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois
11.3 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Amethyst with Calcite (rare locality specimen) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.6 x 5.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $224
Pyrolusite (classic material) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Taylor Mine, Alberta, Baraga County, Michigan
6.8 x 4.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Calcite (rare locality specimen) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
US Lime Company Quarry (St. Clair quarry), Marble City, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
12.3 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Quartz ('Solution Quartz') (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Jeffrey Quarry, Jeffrey, Pulaski County, Arkansas
7.8 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Benitoite with Neptunite (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
California State Gem Mine (Dallas Gem Mine), Santa Rita Peak, New Idria Mining District, San Benito County, California
3.7 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $520
Topaz (classic material) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Tepetate, Villa de Arriaga Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
2.6 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Antigorite (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Timmins, Ontario, Canada
11.5 x 5.7 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Chalcopyrite (twins) on Quartz (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Ground Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico
7.5 x 7.4 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $650
Aurichalcite with Hemimorphite (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
9.3 x 5.8 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $509
Variscite (classic material) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Mauldin Mountain Quarries, Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas
6.5 x 5.7 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Kidwellite (fine quality) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Buckeye Mountain (Blaylock Mountain), Polk County, Arkansas
4.8 x 2.6 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $132
Witherite (excellent crystal) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Rosiclare Mining District, Hardin County, Illinois
5.7 x 5.3 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $470
Brookite on Quartz (classic material) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
2.7 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $79
Anorthoclase ("Moonstone") (rare locality) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Huken Quarry, Grorud, Oslo, Norway
6.3 x 5.4 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $480
Orthoclase pseudomorph after Leucite (rare locality) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Kalehoyuk, Kaman District, Kırşehir Province, Turkey
6.2 x 6.0 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $343
Gypsum (var: Selenite) (Fish Tail Twins) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
11.8 x 11.3 x 8.6 cm
Winning Bid: $388
Dioptase (classic material) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
3.5 x 2.3 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $371
Gyrolite (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Pune (Poona), Maharashtra, India
6.5 x 5.4 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $343