Smithsonite with Hemimorphite and Rosasite

79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. George Loud; David Garske
Small Cabinet, 5.3 x 4.0 x 3.1 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: $110

Item Description

A classic combo from the 79 Mine featuring attractive, translucent green aggregates of Smithsonite measuring up to about 7 mm across, associated with acicular, translucent, colorless crystals and radial "sprays" of Hemimorphite with small light blue spherical Rosasite, on matrix. The piece looks beautiful under magnification, as the little Hemimorphites and Rosasites really stand out.
Originally from David Garske, and collected by John Callahan, the owner of the 79 Mine.
Ex George Loud Collection No. 14.1.1.6 AZ.8; 7468. 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
$110 02/02/2025 5:49:19 pm (CST)
$100 02/02/2025 5:49:19 pm (CST)
$98 01/29/2025 3:56:09 pm (CST)
$88 01/29/2025 3:56:09 pm (CST)
$78 01/29/2025 3:55:41 pm (CST)
$68 01/29/2025 3:55:40 pm (CST)
$29 01/27/2025 4:05:08 pm (CST)
$24 01/27/2025 4:05:08 pm (CST)
$15 01/24/2025 12:10:51 am (CST)
$10 01/23/2025 10:56:47 pm (CST)