Assorted Worldwide Minerals Auction

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted pieces from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Chet Lemanski, Dave Bergman, Gerry Morvell, Colin Manlove, Kurt Hefendehl, Al Kidwell, Rich Kosnar 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. Beautiful multi-colored gemmy TOURMALINE crystal from the Pederneira Mine, Brazil
2. Attractive STILBITE on PREHNITE and EPIDOTE from Mali – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
3. Doubly-terminated CALCITE on matrix from Joplin, Missouri – ex Dave Bergman Collection
4. Newly mined QUARTZ/AGATE with MOVING WATER BUBBLE INCLUSION from Indonesia
5. Interesting and rarely seen purplish ARAGONITE from the Czech Republic – ex Chet Lemanski Collection
6. Classic ROSE QUARTZ with MUSCOVITE from 1970s discovery in Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
7. GEM QUALITY WULFENITE crystals with CALCITE and MIMETITE from Mexico – ex Dave Bergman Collection
8. Attractive BIG "RAINBOW HEMATITE" specimen from Brazil – ex Rock Currier Collection
9. Fine rare MIMETITE specimen from the Mt Bonnie Mine, Australia
10. Rich red-orange colored HEULANDITE-Ca crystals from Australia – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
11. Very hard to find SCHEELITE specimen from the Fenomeno Mine, Mexico
12.  Rarities include:  VAUXITE with PARAVAUXITE, FERRIVAUXITE and METAVAUXITE along with JOURAVSKITE, BULTFONTEINITE, BOTRYOGEN and HYDROBORACITE

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Gmelinite-Na
Flinders area, Victoria, Australia
Ex. Gerry Morvell
6.7 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $98
Calcite (RARE LOCALITY)
Arctic Ocean, Alaska, USA
4.3 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $400
Vauxite with Ferrivauxite, Paravauxite and Metavauxite (very rare)
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi, Bolivia (type locality for all FOUR species)
Ex. Gerry Morvell
8.4 x 5.2 x 4.0
Winning Bid: $180
Sphalerite (gemmy twins) with Galena
Dongxiang Cu-polymetallic Deposit, Dongxiang Co., Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
5.3 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Pashan Quarries, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Ex. John Dagenais
8.7 x 7.2 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $86
Scheelite (RARE locality specimen)
Fenomeno Mine, Rosa de Castilla, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
3.2 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $565
Jouravskite (very rare)
N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
3.6 x 2.0 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $293
Chalcanthite (post-mining crystal)
Joe Bishop Mine, Red Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
4.3 x 2.0 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Ludlamite (fine classic crystals)
Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA
9.0 x 5.4 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Cerussite (fluorescent crystals) with Baryte and Galena
Mibladen Mining District, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dick Hauck
7.3 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $153
Titanite (''floater'' twin) with ''Chlorite''
Gletsch, Furkapassgebiet, Goms, Wallis, Switzerland
Ex. Al Kidwell
6.2 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $280
Chalcophanite (fine specimen)
Level 16, Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
3.1 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $725
Scheelite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Chet Lemanski
2.7 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Rutile (9 piece set)
Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA
Ex. Ron Romanella
2.0 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm to 1.2 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Calcite (doubly-terminated)
Joplin Field, Jasper Co., Missouri, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
6.3 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Calcite on etched Fluorite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
8.3 x 6.2 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Heulandite-Ca (excellent color)
Glendowda Station, Tambar Springs, Pottinger Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Rich Kosnar
5.3 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $319
Adamite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Chet Lemanski
3.3 x 2.1 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Hübnerite (rare locality specimen) (Mined: 1977)
Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Buckskin Gulch, Alma District, Park Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
2.7 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Plumbogummite (excellent color and quality)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
Ex. Rich Kosnar
4.1 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $485
Hydroboracite (fine rare crystals) on Colemanite
Thompson Mine, Boraxo Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Dist., Inyo Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds; Jim and Dawn Minette
8.7 x 5.3 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Vivianite
Tomokoni Mine, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Prov., Potosi, Bolivia
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
5.6 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $395
Epidote (classic material)
Knappenwand, Untersulzbachtal, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Ex. Colin Manlove
3.1 x 1.0 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $62
Cinnabar (fine crystals) on Dolomite
Chatian Mine, Chatian ore district, Chatian Hg-Zn ore field, Fenghuang Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Ex. Dan Behnke
2.7 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Copper
Central Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. Armon McPherson
5.1 x 2.3 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Zircon (gemmy crystal)
Store Kufjord, Seiland Island, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
3.7 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $315
Lazulite (excellent crystals)
Kulan Camp, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Ex. John Dagenais
6.7 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Tourmaline
Pederneira Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.3 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm, 20.1 grams
Winning Bid: $975
Fluorite
Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso; George Elling
9.6 x 5.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $299
Azurite (fine quality) on Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. David Ziga
3.7 x 3.0 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $130