Consignment and Collection Auctions - Ends April 22nd

Ends Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 at 6:45 PM (Central Time)
Consignments from the Kosnar family collections and inventory (with many classic minerals and Bolivian specimens).
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Siderite with Pyrite and Stannite
Siete Suyos mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
3.8 x 2.7 x 1.4 cm
Cassiterite
Viloco mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
2.7 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm
Vauxite with Paravauxite and Childrenite (new find)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for two species)
6.2 x 3.7 x 2.0 cm
Bournonite
Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Dept. Potosi, Bolivia
3.7 x 2.6 x 2.0 cm
Phosphophyllite (new find!)
Machacamarca District, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
3.3 x 3.0 x 1.8 cm
Scorzalite (rare) (new find)
Estano Orcko mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Saavedra Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
9.1 x 5.8 x 4.0 cm
Vivianite
Tomokoni adit, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, 36 km NE of Potosi, Bolivia
4.0 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm
Silver
Porco mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
5.2 x 3.3 x 1.2 cm
Amethyst (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
5.0 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm
Goethite with Fluorite on Microcline (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
R. A. Kosnar claim #4, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
5.7 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
Gold on Quartz (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Garbutt Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville Mining District, Lake County, Colorado
6.8 x 4.3 x 3.1 cm
Stilbite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
3.2 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm
Datolite (gemmy) (ex Rich Kosnar collection)
Braen's Quarry (Sam Braen's Quarry), Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
6.8 x 6.2 x 2.7 cm
Pyrite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Eagle mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado
11.8 x 8.4 x 3.4 cm
Ruby
Jagdalak (Jagdalek) Ruby Mine, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
7.5 x 5.8 x 4.8 cm
Kosnarite (named for Rich Kosnar) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Jenipapo district, Itinga, Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.8 x 3.1 x 3.0 cm
Dioptase (new find)
Kimbedi, Pool Region, Republic of the Congo
9.3 x 6.8 x 2.9 cm
Fluorite (classic colorless cubes)
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
3.0 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm
Hemimorphite
Wenshan Mine, Dulong ore field, Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
7.7 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Sphalerite (LARGE Spinel-Law twin!) (ex Rich and Brian Kosnar Collections)
Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru
8.2 x 7.4 x 5.2 cm
Prehnite on Epidote
Bendoukou, Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
2.9 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm
Herderite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Arassuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.4 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
Tourmaline (multicolor)
Stak Nala, Skardu Road, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.6 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm
Sapphire
Sri Lanka
2.50 ct, 7.7 mm x 4.9 mm
Ruby Spinel
Burma
0.71 ct, 6.02 mm x 4.99 mm
Pentagonite
Wagholi, Poona, India
3.1 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Barite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Book Cliffs Area, near Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
4.5 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Fluorite
Tongbai County, Nanyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China
9.3 x 6.0 x 4.2 cm
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