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Lot # 35 - Mineral & Ore Specimen Collection

Opening Bid :	$ 5.00
Start Date/Time:	10-Nov-2026 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time:	17-Nov-2026 7:34:00 PM
Current bid:	$5.00
Highest bidder:	Mermaid
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Description :

A fascinating, true estate-fresh collection of raw geological ore and mineral specimens, carefully curated and hand-labeled by a mid-century Geologist .This collection offers an exceptional snapshot of mid-20th-century field collecting, showcasing a diverse range of mineralization styles, elemental ores, and classic North American mining locales.

Collection Highlights & Identified Specimen Lots

The collection contains over 20 unrefined geological samples, featuring varying crystalline habits, botryoidal crusts, massive sulfide matrices, and copper secondary minerals. Notably, several pieces retain their original, hand-penned vintage paper labels:

Bismuthite (Alaska): A heavy, dense, metallic bismuth-bearing sulfide matrix showing deep weathered oxidation over a rugged, iron-stained host rock

Molybdenite (Okanogan County, WA): A highly representative specimen showing bright, metallic, silvery-grey flakes and plates of molybdenum ore embedded in a pale quartz-rich matrix.

Iron Oxides ("Pine Needles"): A highly porous, texturally striking gossan matrix heavily encrusted with delicate, fuzzy acicular (needle-like) growths, likely goethite or limonite.

Copper Secondary Minerals: Includes striking visual specimens of bright turquoise-blue and seafoam-green copper silicates/carbonates (consistent with Chrysocolla and Malachite).

Metallic Sulfides & Oxides: Multiple specimens of dense, high-mass ores including striated sub-metallic specular hematite, iron-rich cap rocks, and dark massive sulfide veins.

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Auction History

Highest bidder is Mermaid

Date	Bid	User
10-Nov-2026 8:27:28 AM	$5.00	Mermaid

PAYMENT DETAILS

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Pick-up information will be on the invoice e-mailed after the auction closes.All items not picked up during the designated times will be considered abandoned and may be donated or resold. When possible, and at our sole discretion, an alternate pick-up time may be arranged. If this is possible, an appropriate fee will be charged.

A 12% Buyer's Premium and Sales Tax are added to the winning bid amount when invoiced. Sales tax is waived for licensed re-sellers.

We make every effort to describe lot items as accurately as possible. Expect normal signs of wear associated with antiques, vintage, and used items. We do not list every flaw. All items are sold AS IS WHERE IS. No refunds or returns. Sound Estate Company does not guarantee the working order of any clock, watch, electronic or mechanical device. Dimensions given may be approximate.

Lot # 35 - Mineral & Ore Specimen Collection

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Auction History

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