Hallelujah Junction world famous Quartz Scepter Mine Trip - Nevada

Hallelujah Junction, north of Reno, Nevada, USA
Documents, 1 day
Start Time: 08/25/2022 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/11/2022 1:00:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $3,800
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Item Description

The deposit atop a small mountain north of Reno, Hallelujah Junction, is world famous for the BEST scepter smoky quartz in America, and the best specimens from here are competitive with any worldwide location for quartz as well. It is hard work, slow in the past without heavy equipment. These crazy guys who own this deposit now have purchased and moved up the mountain some big heavy earthmovers that can literally peel back the overburden and expose a nice seam of possible pockets to work in, so every visitor gets a chance to dig in unexplored new earth, as they extend the deposit workings out. THIS IS SOMEWHERE WHERE YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO FIND SOMETHING! It is there. You just have to work for it. Often you can be part of opening a pocket of real value (specimens from this mine have sold for well in excess of $100,000 in the past years, with fine large scepter crystal pieces easily fetching 5 figures). Several of us on the team here at Arkenstone have been to dig, and we can tell you it is worth it. This is a surface pit dig, easy to access. This is a special donation to support the Mineralogical Record, and the Auction winner will get to keep $2500 worth of crystals courtesy of mine owner/partners Paul Geffner, Rick Kennedy, and friends! Anything else you find can be purchased at a fair discount from the retail value they can get for it themselves (as this is a commercial mine for specimens). This is easy access - just fly in to Reno, and you can stay at a nice Casino-Hotel there and drive back and forth to the mine from town in about an hour. Super easy access to just fly in, dig the next day, and fly home after a day at the mine. Tools will be provided by the owners but you should bring gloves, work boots or strong shoes, and a hat. NOTE: trip scheduling is subject to mutual agreement and availability from now until August 15, 2023.

The specimens pictured here are from the mining locality, but the items are not included in this auction item. 

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$3,800 09/09/2022 4:47:19 pm (CDT)
$3,750 09/09/2022 4:47:19 pm (CDT)
$3,550 09/09/2022 4:21:25 pm (CDT)
$3,500 * 09/09/2022 4:20:07 pm (CDT)
$3,500 * 09/09/2022 4:20:07 pm (CDT)
$3,164 * 09/09/2022 4:19:34 pm (CDT)
$3,114 09/09/2022 4:19:34 pm (CDT)
$3,000 * 09/09/2022 11:45:32 am (CDT)
$3,000 * 09/09/2022 11:45:32 am (CDT)
$2,650 09/09/2022 11:45:16 am (CDT)
$2,600 09/09/2022 11:45:16 am (CDT)
$2,550 09/09/2022 11:44:48 am (CDT)
$2,500 09/09/2022 11:44:48 am (CDT)
$2,050 08/31/2022 8:45:09 am (CDT)
$2,000 08/31/2022 8:45:09 am (CDT)
$1,550 08/31/2022 8:44:24 am (CDT)
$1,500 * 08/31/2022 8:44:10 am (CDT)
$1,500 * 08/31/2022 8:44:10 am (CDT)
$1,050 08/28/2022 6:14:25 pm (CDT)
$1,000 08/28/2022 6:14:25 pm (CDT)
$913 08/27/2022 4:15:22 pm (CDT)
$888 08/27/2022 4:15:22 pm (CDT)
$802 08/27/2022 4:15:16 pm (CDT)
$777 08/27/2022 4:15:16 pm (CDT)
$525 08/26/2022 4:01:31 pm (CDT)
$500 * 08/26/2022 8:38:41 am (CDT)
$500 * 08/26/2022 8:38:41 am (CDT)
$100 08/25/2022 10:48:33 pm (CDT)
* Proxy Bid Battle: In the event of two customers inputting matching proxy bids, the leading bid goes to the earliest of the two proxy bids. Tie winners are shown in bold.