CONSIGNMENT MINERALS and KOSNAR COLLECTION and INVENTORY AUCTIONS - Ends January 31st

Ends Thursday, January 31st, 2013 at 6:45 PM (Central Time)
Consignments from the Kosnar family collections and inventory (with classic minerals, unusual pieces, rarities and Bolivian specimens).
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Scorzalite (rare)
Estano Orcko mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Saavedra Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
5.5 x 5.2 x 3.5 cm
Cassiterite
Viloco mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
5.2 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm
Paravauxite with Sigloite
Contacto vein, Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
6.2 x 4.7 x 3.1 cm
Aragonite ("floater")
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
3.2 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm
Monazite-Ce (color change twinned crystals!)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.3 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm
Stephanite (rare)
Porco mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
1.9 x 1.7 x 1.0 cm
Hematite
Bouse, Plomosa District, Plomosa Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
2.5 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Epidote with Quartz (classic material)
Calumet Iron mine, Turret District, Chaffee County, Colorado
4.7 x 4.5 x 2.8 cm
Chalcopyrite (twin) (ex Rich Kosnar collection)
Little Todd vein, Bandora Mine, South Mineral Creek, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado
5.7 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm
Quartz after Anhydrite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Lower Pocket, Quartz vein outcrop, Dawn of Day Mine, Cement Creek, San Juan County, Colorado
4.9 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Quartz with "Chlorite" / Actinolite inclusions
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
2.7 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Calcite with Chalcopyrite (ex Brian Kosnar collection)
Braen's Quarry (Sam Braen's Quarry), Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey
8.3 x 7.6 x 3.2 cm
Copper with Cuprite
Bennet Brook, Cape D'Or, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
5.4 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm
Lazulite (ex John Arnaud Collection)
Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
5.7 x 3.9 x 2.6 cm
Spinel on marble (ex John Arnaud Collection)
Sungate Mine, An Phu, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
6.8 x 5.0 x 3.2 cm
Barite with Calcite
Moscona Mine, Solus, Corvera, Asturias Spain
7.9 x 7.5 x 6.3 cm
Millerite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Monte Acuto Ragazza, Grizzana, Bologna Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
4.3 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Calcite ("phantom") (classic material)
Gemerska Ves, Revuca Co., Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
3.3 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Dioptase (new find) (good sized crystals)
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
14.3 x 9.8 x 7.0 cm
Chalcedony (good quality) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Slanec Quarry, Slanske Mts, Kosice Region, Slovakia
5.3 x 4.6 x 1.6 cm
Quartz (GEM quality) (classic material)
Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA
4.2 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm
Diaspore (rare color) (new find)
Monywa, Sagaing Division, Burma
1.4 x 1.2 x 0.2 cm
Tourmaline (multicolor)
Stak Nala, Skardu Road, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan
6.5 x 5.7 x 2.8 cm
Chalcedony / Agate Geode
Dugway Geode Beds, Dugway Pass Area, Juab County, Utah
7.1 x 6.3 x 3.9 cm
Cerussite (GEM twin)
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
2.0 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
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