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4JD19 - Hubnerite with Quartz - $ 395 SOLD
Huallapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Dept., Peru
small cabinet, 5.7 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm

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A superb specimen of deep red hubnerite from the famous finds of the mid-1970s at the Huallapon, which remain TO THIS DAY the standard for the species in terms of lustre and form as well as that deep cherry-red color (visible usually with strong backlighting, but here at least you can see hints of it even in normal lighting). This pristine specimen has metallic lustre, and it is accented by gemmy quartz crystals at the base and along the backside.



D10-48 - Ferberite ps. after Scheelite (formerly Reinite) - $ 950 SOLD
Otome mine, Kofu City, Yamanashi prefecture, Chubu region, Honshu Island, Japan
miniature, 4.8 x 4.3 x 2.9 cm

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Ferberite ps. after Scheelite (formerly Reinite) - Otome mine, Kofu City, Yamanashi prefecture, Chubu region, Honshu Island, Japan
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Ferberite ps. after Scheelite (formerly Reinite) - Otome mine, Kofu City, Yamanashi prefecture, Chubu region, Honshu Island, Japan
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Ferberite ps. after Scheelite (formerly Reinite) - Otome mine, Kofu City, Yamanashi prefecture, Chubu region, Honshu Island, Japan
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Ferberite ps. after Scheelite (formerly Reinite) - Otome mine, Kofu City, Yamanashi prefecture, Chubu region, Honshu Island, Japan

A very rare replacement from an old Japanese locale, this is a rare cluster of crystals with matrix. It is heavy, thick , and very 3-dimensional! The piece still carries on old label in Japanese and English noting that this is "Reinite from Otomesake, Kai Prov." Interestingly the label may be associated with an organized collection by a metals factory related to the mining: "Shimadzu Factory, Specimen Department." rare, old material seldom seen in any quality. This specimen was at the Munich show last year (09) and comes from the Christian Rewitzer collection



DENV08-32 - Hubnerite and Quartz - $ 1500 SOLD
Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg, Montana, USA
small cabinet, 6.0 x 3.6 x 3.5 cm
ex.  Mel and Grace Dyck

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Hubnerite and Quartz - Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg, Montana, USA
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Hubnerite and Quartz - Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg, Montana, USA
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Hubnerite and Quartz - Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg, Montana, USA

A highly significant American locality specimen, MUCH MUCH better and simply bigger than any others from this locale that I have ever seen. The specimen is not only significant, but also meets any aesthetic display criteria you could throw at it, as the Dyck collection was based on display and aesthetics before anything else and this had to fit in or they wouldn't have kept it. The crystal is 2.7 cm across. It is surely an old specimen, though the history has now been lost. ex. Mel and Grace Dyck Collection



LW36 - Huebnerite on Quartz - $ 750 SOLD
Huallapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
small cabinet, 7 x 6.3 x 4.5 cm
ex.  Martin Lewadny

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Huebnerite on Quartz - Huallapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
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Huebnerite on Quartz - Huallapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
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Huebnerite on Quartz - Huallapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
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Huebnerite on Quartz - Huallapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru

These famous finds of the 1970’s produced some great Huebnerites, and this fits well into that pantheon of terrific specimens. The 4.5 cm Huebnerite is stunning and classic, with its superb luster and sub-parallel bladed growth making for a dramatic termination. The Quartz crystals are excellent – well terminated with a lovely white frosting. Amazingly, only a few Quartz crystals are missing from the whole piece, and that is hardly noticeable among the forest of others. Overall, this is an outstanding specimen from a famous locality, in a size and aesthetic quality har dto find today!



MUN05-135 - Hubnerite with Quartz - $ 1750 SOLD
Pasta Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
small cabinet, 6.1 x 4.9 x 4.5 cm

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Hubnerite with Quartz - Pasta Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
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Hubnerite with Quartz - Pasta Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
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Hubnerite with Quartz - Pasta Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru

Aesthetically nestled in a bed of colorless, transparent quartz crystals, to 3.0 cm in length, are several parallelhubnerite crystals: dark red, with bright red, gemmy, highlights. I have never seen such thick AND gemmy hubnerites and the contrast with the stark white quartz is incredible. This is a VERY choice piece that came out in the 1980s and has long been in a private German collection. The lustre, color, sharpness of the crystals is superb. It is nice that they have REAL terminations instead of the usual fuzzy-terminated style from the locality where the terminations just sort of taper off. Here, we have lustrous, chisel-shaped faces. The largest hubnerite crystal measures over 5.0 cm in length. The color and crystal contrast, again, is just MUCH BETTER IN PERSON to the point i guarantee you won't even believe its the same piece when you hold it in good lighting, compared even to these nice pics.



RICE-12 - Hubnerite - $ 750 SOLD
Howardsville, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
small cabinet, 8.5 x 6.6 x 4.3 cm
ex.  Rice Northwest Museum

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Hubnerite - Howardsville, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
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Hubnerite - Howardsville, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, USA

A dramatic, very hefty spray of hubnerite from this classic locality. It is not so soft and wispy as some are, but really has some weight to it. What's more, the crystals are unusually well terminated, and the piece is actually somewhat aesthetic (most are rather lumpy!).



SN32 - Hubnerite - $ 75
Pasto Bueno, Ancash Dept., Peru
thumbnail, 2.8 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
ex.  Sam Nasser

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Hubnerite - Pasto Bueno, Ancash Dept., Peru
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Hubnerite - Pasto Bueno, Ancash Dept., Peru

Superb, lustrous, 3-D hubnerites on matrix...very fine thumbnail!.



TUC10-367 - Hubnerite - $ 20000 SOLD
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
cabinet, 12.0 x 7.5 x 6.4 cm

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Hubnerite - Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
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Hubnerite - Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
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Hubnerite - Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
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Hubnerite - Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
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Hubnerite - Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
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Hubnerite - Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
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Hubnerite - Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
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Hubnerite - Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

This hubnerite specimen is a large beast of a crystal cluster, perched upright on quartz matrix. It is 800 grams mass. It is nearly pristine with no damage of any significance at all, and is complete all around , 360-degrees. The lustre is waxy, and metallic at the same time, really unusual. The color is a dark reddish-black, with red highlights when lit up strongly. According to Rock Currier, this is from the famous finds prior to 1980, probably from the late 1960s. These finds established Mundo Nuevo as the premier locality for the species at this time. This remarkable specimen is certainly one of the most important examples of its species from this locale (as confirmed by Rock Currier , who should know - and who brought out so many in the old days!). In fact, both he and I would go further and state that, for overall combination of textbook morphology, size and quality, this is one of the best examples of its species from ANY locality in my experience and in his far greater experience. For the textbook crystallography, and how dramatically it displays, upright like a sculpture, this is simply one of my favorite South American or "ugly black rock" specimens I have personally offered EVER on this site - even though far from the most expensive. But, here i think, you get a lot of import for the dollar.



TUC104-09 - Hubnerite (rare locale) - $ 950
Advance Mine (Zaca Mine), Colorado Hill, Monitor-Mogul District, Alpine County, California, USA
cabinet, 11.7 x 7.5 x 5.0 cm

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Hubnerite (rare locale) - Advance Mine (Zaca Mine), Colorado Hill, Monitor-Mogul District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Hubnerite (rare locale) - Advance Mine (Zaca Mine), Colorado Hill, Monitor-Mogul District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Hubnerite (rare locale) - Advance Mine (Zaca Mine), Colorado Hill, Monitor-Mogul District, Alpine County, California, USA
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Hubnerite (rare locale) - Advance Mine (Zaca Mine), Colorado Hill, Monitor-Mogul District, Alpine County, California, USA

I had personally never seen a California Hubnerite before. This was a total surprise to me, when I noted the label. I am still surprised, as I lived in California for 8 years and never heard of such a thing. But here one is, and cabinet sized no less. It was obtained by dealer Scott Kleine from an old collection recently, and seems legit - it certainly looks like no hubnerite I have seen from elsewhere, for combination of style and matrix. The matrix matches that described on MINDAT as: a hydrothermal vein deposit hosted in andesite, rhyolite, tuff, basalt, and sedimentary breccia (http://www.mindat.org/loc-3431.html). A curiosity for the collection of US minerals and tungstates! NOTE - i was recently told that collector Neil Prenn supplied many of these to the market in the 1980s, when working the property as a mining consultant.



TUC115-206 - Rhodochrosite with Hubnerite and Quartz - $ 24500
Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA
miniature, 4.8 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm

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Rhodochrosite with Hubnerite and Quartz - Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA
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Rhodochrosite with Hubnerite and Quartz - Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA
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Rhodochrosite with Hubnerite and Quartz - Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA
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Rhodochrosite with Hubnerite and Quartz - Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA
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Rhodochrosite with Hubnerite and Quartz - Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA

A cherry-red, translucent rhomb of rhodochrosite is the center of this superb, display-quality miniature, which is both aesthetic and significant for the size and price range. The crystal is 4 cm across, and the associated hubnerite is 1.6 cm long. The rhodochrosite is complete all around, 360 degrees, and shows sharp stepped growth which is rather unusual in rhodo crystals of this size from Sweet Home. The result equates to more faces, and more reflections. The whole crystal is translucent and glows when backlit. Moreover, the edges are actually see-through gemmy. For balance, color, size, it would be VERY hard to find a miniature as choice and special as this one, in the price range. Most specimens sold today are simply mediocre miniatures, just an "example" of a rhodo. This piece, I have always felt was special. It was formerly in the private collection of a retired mineral dealer. Joe Budd photos.



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