Mohawkite (amalgam) (classic material)

Item Description

Here we have a classic sawn specimen of what was labeled as "Mohawkite" for years. Now it's important to note that Mohawkite is no longer a valid species, and according to mindat.org it is defined as a, "mixture of Algodonite, Copper, Domeykite, Paxite". With that said, you almost always see these specimens still labeled as Mohawkite as the name indicates the specific amalgam, and it's easier to write Mohawkite than several species in a row on a label. This piece is a beautiful example of this classic material (which is only found in one place in the world to the best of my knowledge) with a pleasant metallic brassy-silver hue along with a blue and purple iridescence around the edges, which has been sawn (like nearly all Mohawkites) to better show off its beauty. The matrix features Quartz and greenish Epidote. It's a dense specimen, weighing 146.8 grams, heavier than it looks for its size. This piece dates back to 1965 when it was collected by Gary Richards of Appleton, Wisconsin.
Ex George Loud Collection No. 2132MI1; 0324 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