Mineral Auction - Assorted Collections and Acquisitions

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted pieces from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Brian Kosnar, Kurt Hefendehl, Ron Romanella, Rich Kosnar, Dave Bergman, Al Kidwell and more!  Look for attractive higher value pieces this week, all starting at $10 reserve bids!

Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include:

1. A rare fiery pink GEM VÄYRYNENITE from Pakistan
2. Gorgeous rare COPPER pseudomorph after AZURITE ("floater") from New Mexico
3. A hard to find rich green FLUORITE from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
4. Rare fluorescent BLUE AMBER from Indonesia
5. Excellent GEM QUALITY TOPAZ from Namibia – ex Ron Romanella Collection
6. Wonderful bright green classic VESUVIANITE from the Jeffrey Mine, Quebec, Canada – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
7. Rarely seen GEM DIOPTASE crystals on matrix from Argentina – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
8. A hard to find rich specimen of GOLD from the Golden Wonder Mine, Colorado
9. Classic old-time gemmy ANGLESITE on matrix from the Monteponi Mine, Italy – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
10.  Beautiful classic BRAZILIANITE on matrix (1960s) from the type locality – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
11.  Rarities include:  BASTNASITE-(La), LEMANSKIITE and LIBETHENITE

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Beryl var: Aquamarine with Muscovite on Albite
Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
11.7 x 8.3 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $267
Quartz ''cast'' after Calcite
Crystal Cave, Ouray Mining District, Ouray Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.0 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $73
Blue Amber (fluorescent)
Lampung Prov., Indonesia
3.8 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm, 25.43 grams
Winning Bid: $126
Copper pseudomorph after Azurite (''rose'') (classic material)
Copper Rose Mine, San Lorenzo, Georgetown District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
3.0 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Rhodochrosite on Quartz
Sunnyside Mine, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
6.2 x 4.8 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $283
Phenakite (gemmy crystal) (uncommon locality specimen)
Khoroshiv Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
1.4 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $73
Cavansite on Stilbite
Wagholi Quarries, Pune Dist., Pune Div., Maharashtra, India
11.3 x 10.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $400
Baryte (fine crystals) on Dolomite
Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalíes Prov., Huánuco, Peru
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
6.7 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $138
Pyrite (RARE locality specimen)
Hannibal Quarry, Hannibal, Missouri, USA
4.7 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $62
Topaz (GEM crystal)
Klein Spitzkopje granite stock, Spitzkopje Area, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Ron Romanella
6.0 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm, 143.72 grams
Winning Bid: $565
Dioptase (GEM crystals) (rare locality)
Malpaso Quarry, Dumesnil, La Calera, Calera Norte District, Colón Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina
Ex. Brian Kosnar
4.5 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Anglesite (classic locality)
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
Ex. Rich Kosnar
5.0 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Spodumene var: Kunzite
Nuristan, Afghanistan
4.3 x 2.4 x 1.1 cm, 24.60 grams
Winning Bid: $120
Rutile var: Sagenite pseudomorph after Hematite (RARE)
Cavradischlucht, Val Curnera, Tavetsch, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
Ex. Brian Kosnar; Kay Robertson
1.5 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $213
Vesuvianite (classic material)
Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Ex. Rich Kosnar
7.2 x 5.3 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $625
Lazurite
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
6.7 x 5.1 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Fluorite (rich color for the locality)
Tule Mine, Melchor Múzquiz, Múzquiz Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
11.7 x 7.2 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $298
Calcite
Naica Mine, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.7 x 5.2 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $72
Beryl var: Morganite with Albite
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Ron Romanella
6.3 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Calcite (fine rare locality specimen)
Crystal Springs No. 2 Quarry, Lecanto, Citrus County, Florida, USA
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
3.2 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Fluorite (Mined: 1977)
Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Buckskin Gulch, Alma Dist., Park Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
7.7 x 6.2 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Hemimorphite ''cast'' after Cerussite with Mimetite
Mfouati Mine, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
7.4 x 5.9 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Väyrynenite (very rare gem crystal)
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
1.3 x 0.3 x 0.1 cm
Winning Bid: $142
Brazilianite with Muscovite and Albite (1960s)
Córrego Frio Mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.3 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $209
Tourmaline (gemmy multi-color crystal)
Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.1 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm, 3.78 grams
Winning Bid: $110
Mimetite (classic material)
Guatomo Mine (''Hat Yai'' Mimetite Locality), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata Dist., Yala Prov., Thailand
5.7 x 4.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $343
Smithsonite pseudomorph after Calcite
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Dist., Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.9 x 5.3 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Quartz on Chrysocolla (RARE locality specimen)
Lone Pine, Alabama Hills, Inyo Co., California, USA
8.4 x 6.2 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Pyrolusite
Las Cruces, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA
9.7 x 6.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $92
Crocoite (classic material)
Red Lead Mine, Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
3.2 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $80