Heck Collection of Mexico Minerals
When I was starting in minerals in the early 1980s, a kind old dentist at the swap table next to me loaned me some Mineralogical Records to read during slow parts of the Cincinnati Show. Dick Heck helped teach me the value of perfection and aesthetics in buying minerals, and he showed me some of the pieces he purchased in following that course at a time when many collectors simply bought for reference and beauty without regard for condition. His collection encompassed a remarkable breadth of Mexican localities with emphasis on unusual combinations and on classic finds. The collection disappeared for over a decade, and was "lost" for the 1990s. It turned up recently, and I was able to purchase it at Tucson after a few battles with competitors. I am now honored to release part of the Heck Collection featuring many of his pieces representing Mexican locales primarily from the 1960s through mid-1980s.
- SM20-257
- Calcite with Hematite
- Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdan Mun., Chihuahua, Mexico
- Cabinet
- 10.0 x 7.4 x 5.0 cm
- $1,500.00
- (2 more images)
- RARE16G-51
- Pyrargyrite
- Fresillo, Mun. de Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 5.7 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
- $1,250.00
- (6 more images)
- HECK-233
- Fluorite
- Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 6.9 x 5.6 x 4.4 cm
- $3,000.00
- (4 more images)
- HECK-217
- Calcite With Mimetite
- Santa Eulalia Dist., Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Cabinet
- 11.4 x 11.1 x 6.9 cm
- $2,000.00
- (3 more images)
- HECK-204
- Galena (Twinned)
- Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Cabinet
- 9.5 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm
- $1,250.00
- (3 more images)
- HECK-200
- Calcite (Twinned)
- Noche Buena Mine, Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 7.6 x 6.6 x 5.5 cm
- $2,000.00
- (3 more images)
- J12-458
- Chalcopyrite, Pyrite & Tetrahedrite
- Mina Maria, Puerto de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
- Cabinet
- 10.8 x 9.8 x 7.5 cm
- $4,500.00
- (2 more images)
- J12-459
- Fluorite on Galena
- Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 7.4 x 5.5 x 5.1 cm
- $3,500.00
- (3 more images)
- J12-463
- Fluorite on Sphalerite
- Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 9.0 x 9.0 x 7.1 cm
- $2,500.00
- (1 more images)
- J12-462
- Fluorite, Galena, Calcite
- Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 7.7 x 5.6 x 4.5 cm
- $2,000.00
- (4 more images)
- HECK-129
- Fluorite on Galena
- Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Cabinet
- 13.1 x 7.5 x 5.4 cm
- $2,000.00
- (4 more images)
- HECK-124
- Celestine
- Mina Ilusion, Tanque de Leon, near Pylas, Coahuila, Mexico
- Cabinet
- 10.6 x 7.4 x 6.1 cm
- $1,200.00
- (2 more images)
- HECK-111
- Pyrrhotite
- Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 7.2 x 5.1 x 4.9 cm
- $450.00
- (2 more images)
- HECK-108
- Quartz Encrusting Danburite With Calcite
- Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 9.2 x 8.8 x 8.5 cm
- $750.00
- (2 more images)
- HECK-105
- Hemimorphite
- Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
- Cabinet
- 10.9 x 6.8 x 5.3 cm
- $1,200.00
- (1 more images)
- HECK-101
- Quartz Ps. After Danburite With Quartz
- Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
- Cabinet
- 15.4 x 10.9 x 9.6 cm
- $900.00
- (2 more images)
- HECK-060
- Calcite
- Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 5.8 x 4.8 x 4.4 cm
- $400.00
- (3 more images)
- HECK-056
- Celestine
- Mina Ilusion, Tanque de Leon, near Pylas, Coahuila, Mexico
- Miniature
- 4.8 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
- $400.00
- (2 more images)
- HECK-044
- Chalcopyrite, Galena and Quartz
- Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Cabinet
- 10.4 x 7.8 x 5.8 cm
- $450.00
- (3 more images)
- HECK-037
- Calcite on Copper
- La Bufa, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 8.4 x 6.9 x 4.8 cm
- $1,450.00
- (3 more images)
- HECK-026
- Bournonite With Fluorite and Galena
- Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 8.8 x 7.1 x 5.4 cm
- $950.00
- (3 more images)
- HECK-020
- Calcite on Calcite Cast
- Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Cabinet
- 10.4 x 9.6 x 7.4 cm
- $1,200.00
- (3 more images)
- HECK-011
- Fluorite on Pyrite and Galena
- Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 7.8 x 7.4 x 5.4 cm
- $750.00
- (3 more images)
- HECK-005
- Arsenopyrite
- Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Small Cabinet
- 8.9 x 5.8 x 5.5 cm
- $1,800.00
- (3 more images)