FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends June 2, 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, Al Kidwell, Bob Reynolds, Chet Lemanski, Dave Bergman and Gerry Morvell. 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. Fine sharp gemmy PERIDOT crystal from Pakistan 2. Multicolor OPAL replacing Petrified Wood Limb from Virgin Valley, Nevada 3. Gorgeous classic Chromium-bearing CLINOCHLORE (''Kammererite'') from Turkey 4. Beautiful classic WULFENITE crystals on matrix from Los Lamentos, Mexico 5. Excellent quality GEMMY RUBY crystal group from Chatham 6. Attractive purple AMETHYST "Grapes" from Indonesia 7. Fantastic old classic HARMOTOME on FLUORITE from Scotland 8. Rare PURPLE APATITE crystals on matrix from Maine 9. Wonderful yellow cadmium-bearing SMITHSONITE from China 10. Rarities include VALENTINITE, CYLINDRITE, LAVENDULAN with CHENEVIXITE, and TIPTOPITE with ROSCHERITE, MONTGOMERYITE and FAIRFIELDITE
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Peridot (sharp gemmy crystal)
Sapat Gali, Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
2.7 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $229
Quartz (rare locality) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
K.D. Pocket, Ouray Amphitheater, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
9.3 x 5.9 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Amethyst (''Grapes'')
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
7.2 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $125
Pyrite (rare locality specimen) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
2.6 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $88
Tourmaline (RARE locality specimen) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Brown Derby Mine, Ohio City Area, Quartz Creek Pegmatite District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
8.6 x 5.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Gyrolite (fine quality) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Pune (Poona), Maharashtra, India
4.0 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Opal replacing Petrified Wood Tree Limb
Virgin Valley District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
3.6 x 3.3 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Calcite with iridescent Stibnite (rare locality specimen)
Longtoushan Sn deposit, Dachang Sn-polymetallic ore field, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China
5.2 x 5.1 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Harmotome on Calcite (ex George Fletcher Collection)
Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
10.2 x 8.3 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,060
Tetrahedrite Subgroup (large crystals) with Sphalerite
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru
5.6 x 5.4 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Aragonite (copper-bearing) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District, Attikí Prefecture, Greece
8.2 x 6.4 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Pectolite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
8.3 x 7.7 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Hematite
Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mts, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
5.2 x 4.1 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Chatham Ruby (synthetic)
Chatham Industries, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
1.6 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $281
Chalcopyrite (classic material)
Bandora Mine, South Mineral Creek, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
10.2 x 5.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $125
Sugilite (rare)
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
6.8 x 4.6 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Molybdenite (rare locality piece) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Altenberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
8.7 x 6.7 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Smithsonite (cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
5.9 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $127
Baryte (''flower'') (ex Richard Rossi Collection)
Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș, Romania
8.3 x 7.8 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $403
Fluorite (multi-color "phantom" crystals) with Scepter Quartz
Okorusu Mine (Okarusu Mine), Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
3.7 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $429
Andradite Garnet (RARE locality specimen) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
near Jacumba, San Diego County, California, USA
5.8 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Topaz (classic material)
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA
3.3 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Wavellite (RARE locality specimen)
Clear Spring Mine, Homeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
8.7 x 7.0 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Mimetite (classic material)
Guatomo Mine (''Hat Yai'' Mimetite Locality), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province, Thailand
7.7 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Cylindrite (rare) (rich specimen)
Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia (Type Locality)
5.1 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Aragonite (rare purple color - twinned crystal)
La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
2.7 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Titanite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Calumet Island, Quebec, Canada
4.2 x 3.8 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $72
Scapolite (GEM quality)
Scapolite Locality, Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India
4.6 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $98
Chalcophyllite on Malachite (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Teniente Mine, El Teniente, Rancagua, Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins, Chile
7.4 x 6.8 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite (ex Swoboda and Phillips Collections)
Kirkeeks Treasure Mine, Nillinghoo goldfield, Mt Victor homestead area, Mt Victor Plumbago Station, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
6.7 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $409