CONSIGNMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends December 30th

Ends Thursday, December 30th, 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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Monazite-Ce (New Find!) (Color Change Crystals!)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.4 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Pyrite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
8.3 x 6.0 x 3.8 cm
Quartz (Japan-Law Twin) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
7.8 x 7.4 x 4.3 cm
Silver
Porco mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
4.0 x 2.6 x 1.2 cm
Stibnite with Barite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
La Salvadora Mine, Oruro city, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
5.4 x 2.2 x 0.7 cm
Vauxite with Paravauxite, Metavauxite and Sigloite (rare material)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for four species)
8.5 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm
Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
2.2 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm
Calcite coated by Pyrite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Idarado mine, near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado
9.7 x 7.4 x 4.4 cm
Rhodochrosite with Quartz (collected by Harvey Gordon) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Mountain Monarch mine, Engineer Pass, Ouray County, Colorado
1.7 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Ore Vein Section (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Idarado mine, near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado
12.1 x 8.0 x 2.3 cm
Stellerite (excellent quality) (ex Rich Kosnar collection)
Braen's Quarry (Sam Braen's Quarry), Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
10.7 x 7.2 x 6.8 cm
Thomsonite on Prehnite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
4.3 x 3.3 x 2.0 cm
Epidote (ex Pat Gross and Rich Kosnar Collections)
Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey
1.7 x 1.1 x 0.4 cm
Copper
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona
4.1 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
Tourmaline (multi-color polished slice)
Momeik Township, Shan Sate, Burma
5.2 x 4.2 x 0.4 cm
Quartz ("Herkimer Diamond")
Middleville, Herkimer County, New York
2.1 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm
Azurite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
3.8 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Quartz with Amethyst "phantoms" (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Goboboseb Mountain, Brandberg area, Uis District, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.5 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm
Azurite with Malachite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Burra Burra Mine, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
7.8 x 7.7 x 2.4 cm
Pollucite (rare)
Afghanistan
3.34 ct, 11.6 mm x 8.4 mm
Pyromorphite (rare from Bolivia)
Huari-Hauri, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.1 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Prehnite ("snake head" cast) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Count, New Jersey
5.7 x 5.3 x 2.9 cm
Hubnerite with Quartz (gemmy) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Huallypon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
4.3 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
Vivianite with prismatic Cassiterite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Huanuni mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
3.8 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
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