FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends February 10, 2022

We have a great selection this week, featuring plenty of attractive, fine quality, classic, contemporary, rare and unusual specimens from around the world. Look for some great specimens from various collections that we've purchased like, Bob Reynolds, Chet Lemanski, Al Kidwell, Dave Bergman and Rich Kosnar. You might even find the occasional fossil, lapidary or gem item from time to time. Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites. We don't just offer the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody! Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include: 1. Gemmy rich purple SCAPOLITE from Afghanistan 2. FLUORITE with BARITE (RARE locality specimen) (ex Rich Kosnar and William Sanborn Collections) 3. Old classic RUBY on matrix from Norway 4. DIOPTASE on QUARTZ with PLANCHEITE / SHATTUCKITE from Republic of Congo 5. Strong pink colored cobalt-bearing CALCITE from Morocco (ex Charlie Key) 6. GEMMY sherry colored TOPAZ from Pakistan (ex Dave Bergman Collection) 7. Rare Japanese DANBURITE crystal 8. Beautiful GEM QUALITY green FLUORITE from Naica, Mexico 9. Cool CORUNDUM pseudomorph after SPINEL from Tanzania 10. Rarities include MACFALLITE, HASHEMITE, LEGRANDITE, STIBARSEN and WOODHOUSEITE and GETCHELLITE
Filter By

Pink Opal (new find)
Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru
6.3 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $128
Vivianite
Tomokoni adit, Canutillos Mine, Colavi, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.0 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Cerussite (twin) (rare locality specimen) (ex Charlie Key)
Christoph Mine, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia
2.6 x 2.0 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $79
Hematite (fine classic material)
Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.2 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Macfallite (very rare) (ex MacFall Collection!)
Manganese Mine, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA (Type Locality)
8.3 x 7.0 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Scapolite (strong color)
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
1.6 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $141
Topaz (gemmy crystal) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.7 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Copper
Central Mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
2.3 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $179
Wavellite (classic material)
Avant, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
4.1 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Citrine on Danburite (rare combo for the locality)
Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
4.9 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $98
Aragonite (var: Flos Ferri) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Titus Canyon, Leadfield, Grapevine Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
8.3 x 7.6 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $233
Fluorite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
West Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
9.3 x 8.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $147
Aquamarine with Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
7.5 x 6.8 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $409
Fluorite with Barite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Rich Kosnar and William Sanborn Collections)
Gold King Mine, La Plata Canyon, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
4.7 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $147
Fluorapatite with Cassiterite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
4.1 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Hashemite (incredibly rare) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Daba, Amman Governorate, Jordan
9.2 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $439
Pink Quartz
Choique Mine, Pehuenches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $279
Fluorite with Calcite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
5.3 x 3.9 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Ruby (old classic material) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Kleggåsen Ruby Quarry, Froland, Agder, Norway
8.3 x 7.4 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Calcite (Desert Rose)
Ain Umm Dabadib, Kharga Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
5.7 x 4.7 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Dioptase on Quartz with Plancheite / Shattuckite
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo
3.9 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Neptunite with ''Crossite'' (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Dallas Gem Mine, San Benito County, California, USA
3.9 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Pyromorphite (rare locality piece) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Pyromorphite lode, Zeehan Queen mine ("Sylvester-Queen"), Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
5.7 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Wulfenite (old classic) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria (Type Locality)
6.7 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $148
Turquoise (RARE locality specimen) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Crow Springs District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
4.7 x 4.2 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Strengite with Kidwellite, et al. (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Three Oaks Gap, Story, County, Arkansas, USA
7.7 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $444
Peridot (rare multi-crystal group)
Sapat Gali, Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
2.5 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $270
Tourmaline (GEM bicolor)
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
3.3 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Datolite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Roncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.3 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Copper (classic material)
Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
4.8 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $110