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Cerussite with Malachite on Chrysocolla
- 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
- Ex. George Loud; Joyce Hronik
- Small Cabinet, 7.1 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
- Start Time: 01/23/2025 8:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 02/02/2025 6:00:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $95
Item Description
The 79 Mine is well-known for a variety of attractive secondary ore minerals, but Cerussite specimens are not terribly common, especially these days on the open market. This piece is a good representative example, hosting dozens of sharp, lustrous, silvery-grey colored micro crystals, which are associated with medium green Malachite, sitting on a bands of rich blue-green "waxy" Chrysocolla and black matrix. The Cerussites actually feature beautiful reticulated twinning upon close inspection, and we've included some wonderful macro photos to illustrate their quality.
This piece belonged to Joyce Hronik, who gave it as a gift to George in August of 2009.
Ex George Loud Collection No. 14.1.3.4 AZ.7; 8803. George (born August 16, 1942) 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. We recently acquired most of his 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.
See: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/george-loud for more information
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Bidding History
Bid Amount | Bid Time |
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$95 | 01/31/2025 12:24:51 am (CST) |
$85 * | 01/31/2025 12:24:20 am (CST) |
$85 * | 01/31/2025 12:24:20 am (CST) |
$70 | 01/31/2025 12:23:50 am (CST) |
$60 | 01/31/2025 12:23:50 am (CST) |
$15 | 01/27/2025 11:47:51 am (CST) |
$10 | 01/23/2025 10:58:41 pm (CST) |