CONSIGNMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends September 1st

Ends Thursday, September 1st, 2011 at 6:45 PM (Central Time)
Consignments from the Kosnar family collections and inventory (with classic minerals, unusual pieces and Bolivian specimens).
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Bournonite
Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.2 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm
Vauxite with Paravauxite and Childrenite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for two species)
3.8 x 3.1 x 1.6 cm
Pyrite (interesting habit)
Mr. Pickering's Mistress Mine, near Ubina, Potosi Mining District, Potosi Department, Bolivia
8.3 x 6.6 x 5.1 cm
Scorzalite (rare)
Estano Orcko mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Saavedra Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
4.7 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Augelite on matrix
Tasna mine, Rosario section of Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
6.1 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Boracite
Alto Chapare, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
5.3 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Copper (new find) (unique locality specimen)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
3.8 x 3.4 x 0.2 cm
Paravauxite with Sigloite
Contacto vein, Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
7.0 x 4.6 x 2.4 cm
Ferberite with Quartz (unusual crystals)
Tasna mine, Rosario section of Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.3 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Smithsonite with Sphalerite and Pyrite
Ibex Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
4.5 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Hematite after Siderite with Goethite on Microcline! (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
R. A. Kosnar Claim, Aspenwood, near Florissant, Teller County, Colorado
4.7 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Opal (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Gracios O Dios Mine, Honduras
2.5 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Stilbite (rare color)
Moore's Station Quarry, Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
7.7 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Prehnite (fantastic quality) (new find!)
Lower New Street, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
5.2 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm
Copper
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
3.3 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm
Spessartine
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
1.0 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm
Amethyst scepter (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Apex Pit, San Pedro Mine, Santa Fe County, New Mexico
3.3 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Zircon
Poggio Nibbio, Lake Vico, Viterbo Province, Latium, Italy
3.3 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
Andradite (var Demantoid)
Sferlun Asbestos Mine, Val Malenco, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italy
5.1 x 4.8 x 3.0 cm
Perovskite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Rocca Castellaccio, Ciappanico, Malenco Valley, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.5 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Tourmaline (multicolor)
Stak Nala, Skardu Road, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.1 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
4.5 x 3.8 x 1.7 cm
Calcite (Manganese-bearing)
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
5.3 x 5.2 x 5.2 cm
Axinite-(Fe)
Khapalu, Ganache District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
6.8 x 6.6 x 4.4 cm
Bastnaesite-(Ce)
Zagi Mountain, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
1.1 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm
Kyanite
Nepal
3.65 ct, 10.12 mm x 6.83 mm
Fluorite (unusual material) on Quartz
Ajanta, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India
8.6 x 5.4 x 5.0 cm
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