2087 - Hale & Norcross Mine Gold & Silver SpecimensHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two samples of silver-gold ore from the Hale & Norcross Mines on the Comstock Lode. One sample is 3 cubic inches wide labeled Bonanza ore...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
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2088 - High Grade Ophir OreHolabird Western Americana Collections
Ophir mine. Beautiful high-grade pyrite with gold silver slab of mineralized breccia with quartz cut in the shape of Nevada by collector Jerry Gray. T
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2089 - High Grade Silver Ore from the Ophir Mine #1Holabird Western Americana Collections
One can not miss the silver in these six specimens. The largest measures 1.5 x 1.25 x 1.5". Five high grade silver specimens from the Ophir Min...
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Sold to b*****s for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
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2090 - High Grade Silver Ore from the Ophir Mine #2Holabird Western Americana Collections
One can not miss the silver in these six specimens. The largest measures 3 x 1.5 x 1.5". Six high grade silver specimens from the Ophir Mine on...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*****s for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
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2093 - Ophir Mine High GradeHolabird Western Americana Collections
The Ophir Mine, Comstock Virginia City. 1 inch cube, unquestionably exceptional high-grade gold and silver from the Ophir from the Jerry Gray collect
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********y for (750.00 + 187.50BP) = 937.50
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2094 - Five Lots of Zig Zag TurquoiseHolabird Western Americana Collections
These are very unusual turquoise specimens from the Zig Zag mine, which was known primarily for tungsten. Most of these specimens are nodues and are a
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
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2095 - Native Silver From WinnemuccaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Large slab of native silver in quartz with oxide silver minerals as well. 4" x 2.5".. 92 g. Exceptional high-grade. Collected by Jerry Gra...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********y for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
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2096 - Sleeper Mine GoldHolabird Western Americana Collections
Sleeper mine near Winnemucca. Four specimens from the famous open pit gold mine called the Sleeper. This mine has produced some of the most spectacula
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r***z for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
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2097 - Capital Group-Hercules Canyon areaHolabird Western Americana Collections
High Grade Silver. Sample of banded manganifeous calcite vein with minor quartz veining. 3x2.5x2.5". (This specimen was found at the mine by a ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********y for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
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2098 - Marie Group-Upper Red Top GulchHolabird Western Americana Collections
High Grade. Box work present. Quartz-adularia crystals on fracture surface, host rock is the Tuft of Eleven Mile Canyon. 9x6x4.5". (This specim...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to p******1 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
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2099 - Pine Nut Range GoldHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two specimens of high-grade gold from the Pine Nut mountains, probably near Como. Both contain visible gold, 8 g total, the largest is a slab about 1
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2100 - Verde Black Web TurquoiseHolabird Western Americana Collections
These are lower grade scraps of turquoise, a pale green turquoise color. #43 weighs 74g. #44 weighs 65g. "The Verde Blue Turquoise Mine is a ne...
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2101 - Verde Spiderweb VariquoiseHolabird Western Americana Collections
These polished specimens are spiderweb matrix and aabsolutely beautiful! Pale green in the blck spiderweb. #8-1 weighs 3.8g. #8-2 weighs 19.8g. From t
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2102 - Green VarisciteHolabird Western Americana Collections
These gorgeous specimens are polished slabs in beautiful pale green with black matrix. #4, 20.6g. Variscite is an opaque gemstone with interesting co
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to m*********s for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
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2103 - High Grade VarisciteHolabird Western Americana Collections
Variscite nodules, a couple secimens polished are a pale green color. #1 weighs 28g. #3 specimens weigh 12.9g. Variscite is usually an opaque minty gr
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
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2104 - Two Lots of VarisciteHolabird Western Americana Collections
These lots include examples of Utah and Nevada Variscite. #26 is form Mina Nevada and weighs 8.6g, polished. #30 is from Utah and weighs 32.9g, slight
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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2105 - Variety of Variscite SpecimensHolabird Western Americana Collections
Group of nodules, #2 light green weighs 45g. #5 brighter green with brown matrix, polished slices weigh 16.6g. #6 polished deeper green, brown spiderw
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
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2106 - Fairfield VarisciteHolabird Western Americana Collections
20 pieces of Fairfield variscite. #31 weighs 158g. Beautiful deep mint green stones. Some of the variscite is coated with yellow and black phosphates;
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2107 - Gold Hill MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
Oxidized copper, lead, arsenic, zinc ore with green botriodal conichalcite or scorodite. 4x5x3.5". Field Identification. (This specimen was fou...
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2109 - Deer Trail Gold-Silver-Base Metal MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
High Grade. Massive Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-Cu carbonate replacement ore hosted in the Permian Toroweap Formation-205 Stope. 8x4x4". (This specimen was fo...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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2110 - Deer Trail Gold-Silver-Base Metal MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
High Grade. Massive Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-Cu carbonate replacement ore hosted in the Permian Toroweap Formation-205 Stope. 4x5x5". (This specimen was fou...
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2111 - Deer Trail Gold-Silver-Base Metal MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
High Grade. Massive Zn-Pb-Ag-Au-Cu carbonate replacement ore hosted in the Permian Toroweap Formation-205 Stope. 5x7x3". (This specimen was fou...
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2112 - Deer Trail Gold-Silver-Base Metal MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
High Grade. Massive Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-Cu carbonate replacement ore hosted in the Permian Toroweap Formation-205 Stope. 4x5x5". (This specimen was fou...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*****0 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
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2113 - Deer Trail Gold-Silver-Base Metal MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
Late-stage silicified and quartz-veined breccia with replacement Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-Cu ore breccia fragments. 5x6x4". (This specimen was found at the ...
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2115 - Mineral Products MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
Coarse banded salmon-colored crystalline, potassium alunite-KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6-from veins ranging from 10 to 65 ft. wide on Alunite Ridge. 4x6x6"....
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
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2116 - Comet Gold-Silver MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
Really High Grade. Visible Gold. Precious Metal Concenmtration. Crystalline rhodocrosite with quartz-pyrite ± gold-silver-base metal banded vei...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
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2117 - Comet Gold-Silver MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
High Grade. Visible Gold. Precious Metal Concenmtration. Crystalline rhodocrosite with quartz-pyrite } gold-silver-base metal banded veins. 4x4.5x3...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********y for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
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2118 - Comet Gold-Silver MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
High Grade. Visible Gold. Precious Metal Concenmtration. Crystalline rhodocrosite with quartz-pyrite ± gold-silver-base metal banded veins. 7x5...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********y for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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2120 - Octahedral Gold Crystal from VenezuelaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Choice, single, flattened, water-worn octahedral gold crystal personally collected by Bryan K. Lees, President - Collector' Edge Minerals and ow...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 3,500.00 - 5,250.00
Sold to 8***1 for (2,350.00 + 517.00BP) = 2,867.00
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2121 - Wire Gold in Quartz from VenezuelaHolabird Western Americana Collections
A fantastic specimen of wire gold in quartz recovered during the last decade from near surface, gold-bearing quartz veins during the last decade near
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
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2122 - La Escondida Copper MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
High-grade chalcocite ore (Cu2S). Absolutely minerals found on top of a copper deposit. Exactly what geologists are trained to look for. 3x3.5x2&qu...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (95.00 + 20.90BP) = 115.90
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2123 - La Escondida Copper MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
Crystalline antlerite vein - Cu3(SO4)(OH)4. 5x3x1.5". Field Guide: Pablo Marcet. (This specimen was found at the mine by a professional geologi...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
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2124 - El Indio Copper-Gold MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
Choice. Enargite copper-ore with minor quartz & pyrite, Viento vein, 4050 level. 4.5x2.5x2.5". This is the El-Indio copper-gold district. E...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
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2125 - El Indio Copper-Gold MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
Fabulous. Enargite copper-ore with minor quartz & pyrite, Viento vein, 4050 level. 5x3x5". This is the El-Indio copper-gold district. Epith...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
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2126 - El Indio Copper-Gold MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
Enargite copper-ore (Cu3AsS4) with minor pyrite, Viento vein, 4050 level. 4 x 6.5x2.5". This is the El-Indio copper-gold district. Epithermal o...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
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2128 - Tambo Gold MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
Crystalline alunite with quartz on fracture, Tilito Formation dacitic volcanic host rock. 4x3x2.5". This is the El-Indio copper-gold district. ...
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2129 - Choqueiimpe Gold-Silver MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
Base metal ore sample with locally complex mineralogy, note galena in vugs & fractures. 4x2.5x2". (This specimen was found at the mine by a...
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2130 - Choqueiimpe Gold-Silver MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
From Main Choque Ore Body. Stage II breccia with fragments of early vuggy silica and Stage I breccia. 5x3x.5". (This specimen was found at the ...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
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2131 - Collahuasi Copper MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
High level quartz-copper-gold veins - Sample with green chenevixite - an oxide of Cu, Fe, As: Cu2Fe3+2(As,O4)2. 3.5x2.5x2.5". Field Guide: Jim ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
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2132 - La Coipa Silver-Gold MineHolabird Western Americana Collections
Sample of acid leached vuggy silica ore which makes up the core of the deposit. 4x4x3". Field Guide: staff. (This specimen was found at the mi...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
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2133 - Gold Nugget from RussiaHolabird Western Americana Collections
An extremely attractive stream-worn gold nugget with minor quartz association. This nugget had previously been part of the world-famous gold collectio
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 1,750.00 | Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,250.00
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2135 - Gold Nugget Set with 1 carat DiamondHolabird Western Americana Collections
Gold nugget necklace--24 small nuggets (1.11 ozt) and one large nugget (1.91 ozt) set with a 1 carat round cut diamond on a gold chain necklace. 22&...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 3,250.00 | Estimate : 6,500.00 - 8,500.00
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2136 - Apophylite Specimen CollectionHolabird Western Americana Collections
Eighteen specimens, all about four inches square from numerous locales. Several are particularly nice, some containing other minor minerals. Crystal
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2137 - Choice Fossil Fish AssemblageHolabird Western Americana Collections
Four separate fossil fish from the famous Eocene Green River shales. This group is among the finest you'll ever see from the "split-fish&qu...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*********r for (350.00 + 73.50BP) = 423.50
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2138 - Papers on Minerals from Borate DistrictsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Seven imprints of specific papers on mineral species from the borate districts in the Inyo County region. These range generally in the 1920's an...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
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2141 - 20 Technical Papers on MineralsHolabird Western Americana Collections
About 20 technical papers regarding specific mineral species, and all foreign to the USA. Date range 1860-1960, approximately. A must for the advanced
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8***1 for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
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2144 - Mineral and Gold Rush Books (3)Holabird Western Americana Collections
THE MINERAL INDUSTRY, ITS STATISTICS, TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE FOR 1895, ANNUAL VOL. IV. by Rothwell, hardcover 849pp with index and advertising, front co
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2146 - Papers on CobaltHolabird Western Americana Collections
Six professional papers on cobalt, a cobalt reference library. Includes Bureau of Mines from both the US and Canada, USGS and Bureau Mines reports of
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to S****2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
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2147 - Precious Stone MineralogyHolabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 20 papers on precious stone mineralogy, includes imprints, reprints and other papers. Date: Location: HWAC# 53376
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 70.00
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2148 - Technical Papers on CopperHolabird Western Americana Collections
Technical papers on copper deposits and copper minerals, perfect for an advanced copper research library. Generally dated 1940's and 50's. ...
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2149 - Mineral Named Mining Stocks (3)Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Crystal Mountain Mining and Drainage #753 i/u to Douglas Killis 1897, 2550 shares, signed by president Milton, incorporated in CO 2) Little Cut Dia
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to b**********7 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
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2162 - John Taylor and Co. Assayer EphemeraHolabird Western Americana Collections
2 billheads(1 pictorial) for assayer materials. Pictorial letterhead signed by John Taylor, some typing is smudged. (Potter Collection) Date: 1891-
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*****s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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2171 - Two Different Thomas Price Assay MemorandumsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by Jno. Dupont on Jan. 17, 1879. 29.40 ounces of gold amalgam, .594 fineness, melted into one bar weighing 24.
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to b*****s for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
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