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Scheelite with Beryl var: Goshenite and Muscovite
- Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
- Ex. Jack Halpern
- Cabinet, 11.3 x 8.8 x 2.5 cm
- Start Time: 01/11/2025 8:00:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/18/2025 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
- Winning Bid: $700
Item Description
Here we have a wonderful, full cabinet-sized assocation specimen from the famed Pingwu Mine in China which has inarguably produced the finest Scheelite crystals in the world. This piece host several, fine quality, sharp, well-formed, lustrous, strong orange colored, pseudo-octahedral crystals measuring up to 1.3 cm, associated with notably tabular, gemmy, colorless crystals of Goshenite, a variety of Beryl measuring up to 2.6 cm across, sitting on tightly intergrown blades of silvery Muscovite on matrix. Overall, the piece is in good shape, though I can see one termination on one of the Scheelites is clearly broken, but otherwise I can't find any other significant damage. This is an older specimen, from one of the early finds at the mine, probably late 1990s, as the given locality on Jack's label erroneously refers to it as the "Zinuang Mine". The Scheelites show a fantastic bright blue-white fluorescence under SW UV light, like all the Scheelites from this locality. While the Scheelites are the main focus of the piece, it's important to recognize the attractive colorless Goshenites as well, which are fairly rare in nature, especially in such eye-catching and unusually tabular examples such as this.
ATTENTION: We are happy to announce our new book featuring the Jack Halpern collection entitled "Addicted to Beauty", which will be available in March from the Mineralogical Record. The following is an excerpt from Rob Lavinsky from the foreword of the book. "I am honored to have been entrusted with the deaccessioning of Jack Halpern’s famed collection. This book is not only designed to commemorate Jack's minerals, but also the man himself and how he inspired so many of us who are in the hobby today. Regarding the sale of his collection, Jack’s one comment and wish to me and to his family and friends was that we would carry forward his 'Legacy of Beauty' out into the broad world."
From the collection of Jack Halpern No. 2602. Jack was born May 18, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, but has been a long-time resident of San Francisco. He assembled one of the great mineral collections in the world encompassing over 3,200 specimens with a specific emphasis on color, quality, and style/aesthetics, which is evident in every piece. He admired specimens of all sizes from thumbnails to large cabinets and the vast majority of them rank from fine to world-class in their quality.
Above all else, Jack is considered to be the greatest gentleman in the modern era of mineral collecting. He is beloved by all those who have met him, and he truly is one of the most iconic figures in the mineral world. We recently acquired Jack's 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 pieces for their collections. We are honored to have the opportunity to offer Jack's treasures to everyone on a regular basis in the auctions.
We encourage you to read our blog post at https://www.irocks.com/the-jack-halpern-collection or his profile on the Mineralogical Record website https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/halpernjack/ for more information
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Bidding History
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$700 | 01/18/2025 6:23:51 pm (CST) |
$680 | 01/18/2025 6:23:51 pm (CST) |
$675 | 01/18/2025 6:16:51 pm (CST) |
$650 | 01/18/2025 6:16:51 pm (CST) |
$625 | 01/18/2025 6:16:45 pm (CST) |
$600 | 01/18/2025 6:16:45 pm (CST) |
$575 | 01/18/2025 6:16:39 pm (CST) |
$550 | 01/18/2025 6:16:39 pm (CST) |
$465 | 01/18/2025 5:52:07 pm (CST) |
$455 | 01/18/2025 1:55:30 pm (CST) |
$450 | 01/18/2025 1:55:30 pm (CST) |
$360 | 01/18/2025 1:00:21 pm (CST) |
$350 | 01/18/2025 1:00:21 pm (CST) |
$310 | 01/18/2025 12:55:33 pm (CST) |
$300 | 01/18/2025 12:55:33 pm (CST) |
$285 | 01/17/2025 2:04:38 pm (CST) |
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$235 | 01/17/2025 2:04:23 pm (CST) |
$225 | 01/17/2025 2:04:23 pm (CST) |
$200 | 01/16/2025 10:49:17 am (CST) |
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$85 | 01/14/2025 12:17:21 am (CST) |
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$65 | 01/12/2025 6:41:49 pm (CST) |
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