Mixed Collection Mineral Auction!

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, Gerry Morvell, Colin Manlove, Armon McPherson, Kurt Hefendehl, Dave Bergman, Rich Kosnar 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. Excellent classic RHODONITE with SPESSARTINE on GALENA from Broken Hill, Australia
2. Fine crystallized GOLD specimen from Michigan Bluff, California
3. Beautiful GEM HALITE crystal with a blue-purple color zoning from New Mexico – ex Dave Stoudt Collection
4. A unique EOSPHORITE specimen from a rare Brazilian locality – ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection
5. A wonderful classic MALACHITE pseudomorph after AZURITE from Tsumeb – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
6. Rarely seen BORNITE on BARYTE from the Dzhezkazgan Mining District, Kazakhstan – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
7. Old-time gemmy bi-colored TOURMALINE crystal from Brazil – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
8. Excellent, rare hot pink gem crystal of VÄYRYNENITE from Pakistan
9. Attractive "RASPBERRY GARNET" from Mexico – ex Dave Ziga
10. Lovely classic multi-color BOULDER OPAL from Australia – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
11. Fine historic WIRE SILVER from Kongsberg, Norway
12. Rarities include: VESZELYITE, OLIVENITE, WESSELITE, and a CALCIOANCYLITE-(Ce) pseudomorph after REMONDITE

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Rhodonite with Spessartine and Galena (classic material)
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
7.2 x 6.8 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $650
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite (classic material)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.5 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $127
Cerussite (classic reticulated ''snowflake'')
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.8 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Pyrochlore Supergroup (var: Betafite) with rare Fluorapatite association
Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
3.8 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $62
Zoisite var: Tanzanite with Prehnite
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
2.8 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $315
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite and Cuprite
Sounion Mine #6, Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Ex. Christos Spiromitros
5.4 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Fluorite (gem ''ice'' cubes) with Calcite
1st Sovetskii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $267
Boulder Opal
Quilpie, Quilpie Shire, Queensland, Australia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
5.2 x 4.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Wire Silver (classic material)
Kongsberg Silver District, Buskerud, Norway
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.2 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm, 3.04 grams
Winning Bid: $433
Väyrynenite (very rare gem crystal)
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
1.4 x 0.4 x 0.2 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Baryte
Lubin Mine, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
9.0 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $137
Tourmaline (gemmy bi-colored crystal)
Golconda Pegmatite Field, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.7 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm, 30.54 grams
Winning Bid: $260
Datolite (classic material)
Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Ex. Dave Bergman
4.4 x 4.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $71
Calcite (classic material)
Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
9.8 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Azurite on Malachite (classic material)
New Nevada Claim, La Sal, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
4.7 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Cassiterite (twins) with Muscovite on Albite
Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.2 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $308
Sphalerite (uncommon locality)
Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings Co., Indiana, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.2 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $209
Brucite (rare yellow color)
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
9.6 x 9.3 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Corundum var: Ruby (classic material)
Kleggåsen Ruby Quarry, Froland, Agder, Norway
3.1 x 2.4 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Wavellite (classic material)
Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
5.3 x 4.4 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $322
Baryte
Stoneham, Weld Co., Colorado, USA
5.4 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Malachite (carving)
Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Rock Currier
9.7 x 7.7 x 3.4 cm, 372.2 grams
Winning Bid: $230
Baryte stalactite coated by Marcasite
Lubin Mine, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.6 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $37
Quartz (rare color) included with Hematite
2nd Sovetskii Mine, Partizanskoe Pb-Zn deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Colin Manlove
8.8 x 6.3 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Goethite (fine crystals) on Smoky Quartz
Lake George area, Park Co., Colorado, USA
4.8 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $184
Staurolite (twin)
Fairy Stone State Park, Patrick Co., Virginia, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
3.0 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $146
Ferrierite-Mg (fine color and quality)
Mt Oladri Quarries, Monastir, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
9.8 x 9.1 x 7.1 cm
Winning Bid: $77
Quartz included with ''Chlorite'' with Amethyst scepters (RARE locality specimen)
Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
8.3 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $270
Veszelyite (fine rare crystals)
Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
2.6 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Hydrozincite (uncommon locality specimen)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.7 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $110