Assorted Worldwide Mineral Specimens

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted piece from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Dave Bergman, Brian Kosnar, Kurt Hefendehl, Bill and Anne Cook, Dr. Vasco Trancoso and more!  Look for attractive higher value pieces this week, all starting at $10 reserve bids!

Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include:

 1.  FLUORITE ("ice" crystal) from China – ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection

2.  Wonderful twinned CASSITERITE on MUSCOVITE from China – ex Brian Kosnar Collection

3.  Gorgeous GEMMY sherry colored TOPAZ with multiple doubly-terminated QUARTZ crystals from Pakistan

4.  Beautiful CALCITE with HEMATITE inclusions – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection

5.  LARGE FLUOR-UVITE / UVITE crystal from Brazil

6.  Attractive FLUORITE on CALCITE (rare for the locality) from Morocco – ex Rich Kosnar Collection

7.  Excellent AFGHANITE crystals on matrix from Afghanistan – ex Dr. Vasco Trancoso Collection

8.  Big showy HYDROXYLHERDERITE on MICROCLINE from Pakistan – ex Rich Kosnar Collection

9.  Unique twinned CERUSSITE with MALACHITE from Morocco – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection

10. Rarities include LANGITE, PSEUDOMALACHITE, CORNETITE, FAIRFIELDITE and HUREAULITE

                                                                                                                            

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Fluorite (''ice crystal'') on matrix
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
8.3 x 6.3 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $445
Hematite (excellent thick crystal)
Itabira, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.4 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $191
Fluorite on Calcite (rare style for the locality)
El Hammam Mine, Khémisset Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region, Morocco
Ex. Rich Kosnar
10.8 x 6.4 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Cassiterite on Muscovite
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Pref., Sichuan, China
Ex. Brian Kosnar
6.5 x 5.6 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Langite (rare locality specimen)
Wheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Rich Kosnar
10.3 x 5.7 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $236
Annabergite
Km 3 Open Pit, Lavrion District, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
9.2 x 6.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $262
Calcite (twin)
San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.3 x 4.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $109
Wulfenite
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
5.1 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $315
Berthierite (iridescent crystals)
Baia Sprie Mine (Felsobanya Mine), Maramures Co., Romania
Ex. Al Kidwell
9.9 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $399
Hydroxylherderite on Microcline
Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Rich Kosnar
13.2 x 8.3 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Pink and Green Tourmaline (polished slice)
Alto Ligonha, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.1 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm, 26.15 carats
Winning Bid: $71
Cuprite (rare locality specimen)
Irish Mag Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
8.3 x 7.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Topaz with doubly-terminated Quartz crystals
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Shigar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.9 x 6.2 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $398
Perovskite (classic material)
Akhmatovskaya Mine, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia (Type Locality)
Ex. Rich Kosnar
10.6 x 7.2 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Conichalcite
Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
10.1 x 6.7 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $102
Malachite (unusual / rare ''stalactite'' locality specimen)
Tentadora Mine, Huancavelica, Peru
3.9 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Danburite
Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Ex. Bill Larson
6.3 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $206
Rhodochrosite with Caryopilite
N'Chwaning I Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari Mn Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
5.3 x 5.1 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $626
Inyoite (superb quality) with Meyerhofferite
Monte Azul Deposit, Sijes, Susques Dept., Jujuy Prov., Argentina
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
4.8 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $317
Dioptase
Ntola Mine, Mindouli, Mindouli Dist., Pool Dept., Republic of the Congo
10.1 x 6.3 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $290
Bournonite
Viboras Section, Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Potosi, Bolivia
3.9 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Fluorite on Quartz (classic locality specimen)
Sounion Mine No. 19, Sounion, Lavrion, Attica, Greece
5.4 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Wavellite (rare locality specimen)
Clear Spring Mine, Homeland, Polk Co., Florida, USA
3.8 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Pseudomalachite (large rare locality specimen)
Schuyler Mine, North Arlington, Bergen Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
15.2 x 10.3 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $87
Lapis Lazuli
Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
6.3 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Kurnakovite (superb crystal) with Ulexite and Inderite
U.S. Borax Open Pit, Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds; Al Ordway
8.6 x 5.0 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $335
Fire Agate
Aguascalientes, Mexico
2.8 x 2.6 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Fluorite on Calcite (rare style for the locality)
Moscona Mine, El Pontón de Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.7 x 4.7 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $1,522
Marcasite
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane Area, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Barratt Phillips
4.6 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $104
Baryte on Quartz
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane Area, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.3 x 7.3 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $350