Mixed Auction of Worldwide Minerals!

This week's auction features a great mix of minerals including gem crystals, classic locality pieces, rarities, fine display specimens, and a selection of other assorted specimens from our inventory and collections we've acquired such as Kurt Hefendehl, Rich Kosnar, John Dagenais, Shields Flynn, Colin Manlove, Dr. Vasco Trancoso 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. Gemmy, classic TANZANITE crystal with a rare green "stripe"
2. Old-time (1970s) ROSE QUARTZ specimen from Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar
3. Beautiful rich green colored gemmy octahedral FLUORITE from the Navidad Mine, Mexico – ex Kurt Hefendehl
4. A rarely seen matrix specimen of ARAGONITE on COPPER "sheet" from Coro Coro, Bolivia
5. Fantastic strong green color Chromium-bearing GROSSULAR from the Thetford Mines, Quebec – ex Shields Flynn
6. Attractive rich blue polished specimen of Copper-bearing SMITHSONITE from Lavrion, Greece
7. Interestingly pastel multi-colored TOURMALINE from the Himalaya Mine, California – ex Dave Bergman
8. Wonderful showy, WULFENITE specimen from Mfouati, Republic of the Congo – ex Dave Ziga
9. A BIG impressive "dual nodule" polished slice of AGATE from California
10. A hard to find PYROMORPHITE from Schletzenburg, France – ex Kurt Hefendehl
11. Gorgeous intense purple colored fibrous SUGILITE from South Africa
12. Rarities include: CHALCOSTIBITE, BERTHIERITE, JEREMEJEVITE, CUMENGEITE, STOKESITE, and CHENEVIXITE

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Cumengeite (rare locality specimen)
Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Colin Manlove
7.3 x 5.3 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $55
Iridescent Hematite
Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA
Ex. John Whatley
6.5 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $352
Chenevixite (rare)
Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. John Dagenais
7.7 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $143
Calcite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.6 x 5.8 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Chalcopyrite
San Martín Mine, San Martín-Sabinas District, San Martín, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.2 x 7.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Quartz (''Mango'' Quartz) with Halloysite inclusions
Cabiche, Quípama Mun., Boyacá Dept., Colombia
4.6 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $526
Pyromorphite (uncommon locality)
Schletzenburg, Silberthal, Steinbach, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.2 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $307
Rhodochrosite (classic material)
Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
8.4 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Azurite (fine crystals)
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Mun., Sonora, Mexico
2.9 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $211
Sugilite (fine color and quality)
N'Chwaning III Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
4.7 x 3.1 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Miargyrite (rare locality specimen)
Santa Cecilia Mine, Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Ex. Colin Manlove
4.4 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $280
Azurite coating Baryte and Fluorite
Lucky Mine, Orogrande District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. David Stoudt
6.5 x 4.6 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $440
Aragonite
La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
3.2 x 2.7 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $127
Berthierite (rare)
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramureș, Romania
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
4.5 x 3.6 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $266
Arsenopyrite (classic material)
Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Brian Kosnar
5.2 x 3.4 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $265