Azurite with Malachite

Christiana Mine No. 132, Mercati Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Ex. Jack Halpern
Cabinet, 11.3 x 8.2 x 2.7 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: $359

Item Description

Here we have an attractive and fairly hard to find Azurite/Malachite specimen from the Christiana Mine No. 132 in the historic mining district of Lavrion, Greece. The piece was mined in 2012, and is a lovely display specimen, featuring attractive, sparkling, rich Azurite aggregates along with light to medium green Malachite on both sides of the piece. If you collect secondary ore minerals, specimens from Lavrion or interesting colorful pieces, this is a nice representative example from one of the most historic mining areas in the world.
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. 4132. 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

Bid Amount Bid Time
$359 01/18/2025 4:05:19 pm (CST)
$349 01/18/2025 4:05:19 pm (CST)
$313 01/18/2025 3:58:41 pm (CST)
$303 01/18/2025 3:58:41 pm (CST)
$285 01/18/2025 3:45:20 pm (CST)
$275 01/18/2025 3:45:20 pm (CST)
$260 01/18/2025 3:36:53 pm (CST)
$250 01/18/2025 3:36:53 pm (CST)
$235 01/18/2025 3:36:20 pm (CST)
$225 01/18/2025 3:36:20 pm (CST)
$215 01/18/2025 1:02:57 pm (CST)
$205 01/18/2025 1:02:57 pm (CST)
$185 01/17/2025 2:11:22 pm (CST)
$175 01/17/2025 2:11:21 pm (CST)
$165 01/17/2025 2:11:13 pm (CST)
$155 01/17/2025 2:11:12 pm (CST)
$135 01/17/2025 12:40:13 pm (CST)
$125 01/17/2025 12:40:13 pm (CST)
$115 01/16/2025 11:16:40 am (CST)
$105 01/16/2025 11:16:40 am (CST)
$95 01/16/2025 11:03:39 am (CST)
$85 01/16/2025 11:03:37 am (CST)
$75 01/13/2025 9:38:56 am (CST)
$65 01/13/2025 9:38:56 am (CST)
$45 01/13/2025 9:28:34 am (CST)
$40 01/13/2025 9:28:34 am (CST)
$15 01/13/2025 8:33:09 am (CST)
$10 01/11/2025 10:53:39 pm (CST)