Malachite (polished)

Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud
Small Cabinet, 5.2 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm, 122.4 grams
Start Time: 01/23/2025 8:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/02/2025 6:00:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $116

Item Description

Bisbee over the course of many decades of mining produced a fair amount of Malachite, and while it wasn't all specimen-grade material, those in the lapidary world found that with some polishing, certain pieces produced some of the finest patterns and colors seen in the material from anywhere. These classic polished Malachites are iconic from Bisbee, and still stand up to this day to anything from DR Congo or anywhere else in the world. This piece is a beautiful large miniature / small cabinet featuring an attractive polished front face revealing gorgeous swirling concentric banding patterns with alternating hues of lighter and darker green. Specimen weight is 122.4 grams
Ex George Loud Collection No. 16.1.6 AZ.9; 5444. 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
$116 02/01/2025 3:06:13 pm (CST)
$106 01/30/2025 6:14:02 pm (CST)
$103 01/30/2025 6:14:02 pm (CST)
$85 01/29/2025 5:16:03 pm (CST)
$75 01/26/2025 8:44:30 pm (CST)
$65 01/26/2025 8:44:25 pm (CST)
$60 01/26/2025 8:44:25 pm (CST)
$50 01/24/2025 10:56:03 am (CST)
$45 01/24/2025 10:56:03 am (CST)
$30 01/24/2025 10:55:56 am (CST)
$25 01/24/2025 10:55:56 am (CST)
$10 01/23/2025 8:18:26 pm (CST)