FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends February 24, 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. Beautiful rich blue-green AMAZONITE with ALBITE from Colorado 2. Unusual spherical DIOPTASE from Republic of Congo 3. Excellent quality COLEMANITE crystals from California (ex Rich Kosnar Collection) 4. Wonderful classic CERUSSITE on matrix from Bisbee, Arizona 5. Rare INESITE with HUBEITE from China (ex Chet Lemanski Collection) 6. Classic ANDRADITE GARNET from Arizona (ex Dave Bergman Collection) 7. Large impressive ARSENOPYRITE crystals from Panasqueira, Portugal (ex Chet Lemanski Collection) 8. Wonderful, sharp old classic GLAUCODOT crystal from Sweden (ex Rich Kosnar Collection) 9. Beautiful iridescent classic COVELLITE from Butte, Montana 10. Rarities include ALABANDITE, EUCHROITE, COLLINSITE, GUDMUNDITE and STRUNZITE
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Muscovite
Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
4.2 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $215
Fluorite with Dolomite
Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
8.8 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Gudmundite (rare) with Kermesite
Kriznica, Pernek, Malacky Co., Bratislava Region, Slovakia
4.1 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Albite (var: Pericline) with ''Chlorite'' (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Acushnet Quarry, Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
7.7 x 4.9 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $361
Aragonite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Tazouta, Sefrou Cercle, Sefrou Province, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco
6.2 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Bournonite (''cogwheel'')
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
5.2 x 3.3 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Aurichalcite (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Apex Mine, Jarvis Peak, Tutsagubet Mining District, Beaver Dam Mountains, Washington County, Utah, USA
9.3 x 7.2 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $74
Quartz
Ohio Mine, Ouray Amphitheater, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
9.0 x 6.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Spessartine with Smoky Quartz
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, China
7.2 x 5.2 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $450
Brucite (fine rare yellow color)
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan
5.9 x 3.7 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Calcite and Siderite on Sphalerite (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Baia Sprie Mine (Felsobanya Mine), Baia Sprie, Maramures Co., Romania
7.7 x 6.9 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Inesite with Hubeite (rare) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper Mine), Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China (Type Locality for Hubeite)
7.7 x 6.8 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Aragonite pseudomorph after Glauberite (rare matrix specimen)
Salt Mine Area, Camp Verde, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.9 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
5.4 x 3.4 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Fano Mine, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
2.5 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $77
Heulandite (old classic material) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Berufjord, Djúpavogshreppur, Eastern Region, Iceland
10.6 x 7.0 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $72
Rhodochrosite (polished slice) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Capillitas Mining District, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
4.2 x 4.2 x 0.2 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Calcite (rare locality specimen)
Megalo Livadi, Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
4.2 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $31
Fluorite (rare locality specimen) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Heson (Hesson) Mine, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
8.3 x 5.8 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Kyanite and Staurolite on Paragonite (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
7.5 x 5.5 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Vesuvianite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Bill Waley Mine, Washapie Mountain, Tulare County, California, USA
6.3 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $113
Cuprite over Copper (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona
7.7 x 6.9 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Rhodochrosite (ex Marvin Rockey Estate)
Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.2 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Plumbogummite replacing Pyromorphite (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Laohu, Gongcheng Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
5.5 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $136
Dioptase (unusual form)
Mpita Mine, Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
5.9 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $751
Topaz (classic material)
Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA
3.6 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Fluorite (GEMMY multi-color "phantom" crystals)
Okorusu Mine (Okarusu Mine), Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
5.5 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Covellite (old classic material) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
6.0 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $505
Cerussite (fine old classic) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise County, Arizona
6.2 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $110