Fine Mineral and Mineral Collection Liquidation Auction - Ends Thurs, Sept 23

This auction features an  outstanding selection of old classics and particularly a strong group of Southern California pegmatite classics and rarities from the Bill Larson and Bob Reynolds mineral Collections out of California ; and classics from the Chet Lemanski mineral collection. The auction also includes a diverse selection of species and localities from old and new finds.

Highlights:

1. TOURMALINES

2. Unusual large old Broken Hill MANGANOAN CALCITE

3. Gem AQUAMARINE from Brazil

4.AZURITE and MALACHITE from the Sepon Mine in Laos

5. TSUMEB  specimens

6. RARE Pasto Bueno green FLUORITE w/ HUBNERITE & QUARTZ

7. Selection of FLUORITE (many from China), CALCITE and BARITE specimens

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Calcite scepter (old classic) ex Lavinsky coll
Shullsburg area, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin, USA
7.6 x 5.3 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $280
Scheelite (fluorescent) w/ Muscovite (Chet Lemanski Coll.)
Pingwu beryl mine, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan, China
8.7 x 8.0 x 7.7 cm
Winning Bid: $413
Celestine, Aragonite and Sulfur (old classic) Richard Rossi Coll.
Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
12.8 x 11.5 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $415
Copper w/ Quartz (old classic) Cilen & Lemanski Coll.
Copper Country, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
3.2 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $31
gem Fluorite on Muscovite, Siderite & Arsenopyrite ex Smale
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
14.4 x 8.9 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $2,050
Pyromorphite (Steve Smale Coll.)
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
4.5 x 2.6 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Bi-colored Fluorite w/ Pyrite on Sphalerite
Gibraltar Mine, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
8.5 x 7.8 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $350
Vanadinite
Mibladen, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
9.7 x 5.1 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $220
doubly-terminated Tourmaline (old classic) ex Bill Larson Coll.
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, USA
4.5 x 2.5 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $616
Iridescent Chalcopyrite on Calcite (2015 find)
Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
8.5 x 6.3 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $900
Fluorite (old - classic locale) Chet Lemanski Coll.
Weardale, Durham, England
9.8 x 7.2 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $215
Azurite (rare gem style)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
4.2 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Azurite & Malachite (1980s Perkins Sams pocket)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
3.6 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Pyromorphite w/ Cerussite & Galena (Bob Reynolds Coll.)
San Andres Mine, Espiel, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain
5.2 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Pink Fluorite octahedrons (2019 find)
Huanggang No. 5 Mine, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia, China
3.9 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $561
Calcite (superb, rare Indiana style) ex Lemanski Coll
Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings Co., Indiana, USA
6.1 x 5.9 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $1,212
Baryte (classic locale) ex Obodda
Silius, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
8.4 x 7.2 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $177
Gem Aquamarine (63 grams)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.8 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $601
Large Pyrite - old classic locale (Chet Lemanski Coll.)
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hunan, China
13.0 x 10.8 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $950
Quartz incl. w/ Hedenbergite (Steve Smale Coll.)
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia, China
6.7 x 6.1 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $383
Gem Baryte xls (1999) Bob Reynolds Coll.
1075 Level, Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada
5.6 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,401
RARE Fluorite w/ Hubnerite & Quartz (Chet Lemanski Coll.)
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Pallasca Prov., Ancash, Peru
9.7 x 6.8 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $3,050
Elegant Calcite "flower" (Steve Smale Coll.)
Wenshan County, Yunnan, China
4.7 x 4.7 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $1,100
Gem tabular Tourmaline (rare style) Bill Larson Coll.
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining Dist., San Diego Co., California, USA
6.2 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $1,867