Mixed Mineral Auction

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted piece from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Kurt Hefendehl, Bob Reynolds, Bill and Anne Cook, Dr. Vasco Trancoso, Brian 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.  Two different Japan-Law twin QUARTZ crystals - one FROM JAPAN!
2.  Beautiful classic blue TOPAZ from Brazil – Mined 1969
3.  Classic, gorgeous yellow ANGLESITE on GALENA from Morocco
4.  Wonderful GEMMY twinned green FLUORITE on matrix from the Rogerley Mine, England
5.  Fantastic rich twinned CASSITERITE crystals on matrix from China   
6.  LARGE impressive LEPIDOLITE specimen from Brazil
7.  Attractive fluorescent BLUE AMBER specimen from Indonesia
8.  Chromium-bearing CLINOCHLORE ("Kammererite") from Turkey
9.  Excellent RUBY crystals on matrix from Afghanistan
10. Rarities include CURITE with DEWINDTITE, KASOLITE and METATORBERNITE, CYANOTRICHITE, VESZEYLITE and PURPURITE

Filter By

Calcite
Mid-Continent Mine, Treece, Picher Field, Cherokee Co., Kansas, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
11.7 x 11.3 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $152
Galena (superb crystal) on Dolomite
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Valley, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Ex. Brian Kosnar
9.0 x 6.7 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Scheelite (RARE Pakistan locality)
Pari, Kharmang District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.3 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Anglesite on Galena (classic material)
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker Dist., Jerada Prov., L'oriental Region, Morocco
6.1 x 5.9 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $925
Cassiterite (excellent twins) with Muscovite
Pingwu Mine, Huya Village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
8.3 x 7.3 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $621
Calcite with Marcasite ''phantoms''
Ives Quarry (Vulcan Materials Quarry), Racine, Racine Co., Wisconsin, USA
10.0 x 7.3 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite (''floater" specimen)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Prov., La Paz Dept., Bolivia
2.3 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $66
Pink Quartz (rare color and locality)
Huancayo Dist., Huancayo Prov., Junín, Peru
9.4 x 7.7 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $385
Hausmannite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Mn Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Gerry Morvell
4.1 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $337
Quartz (Japan-Law Twin)
Otomezaka Mine, Otome Mine, Kurobera, Kofu City, Kinpuzan Dist., Yamanashi Pref., Japan
Ex. George Feist; Danny Trinchillo
5.7 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,716
Copper
Rocklands Group Copper Project, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
6.3 x 3.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $177
Sulfur (gemmy crystal)
Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
4.7 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Friedrichssegen Mine, Lahnstein, Rhein-Lahn District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Ex. Rich Kosnar
2.8 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Beryl var: Aquamarine (doubly-terminated GEM crystal)
Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.7 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $141
Blue Amber (fluorescent)
Lampung Prov., Indonesia
3.5 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm, 7.0 grams
Winning Bid: $217
Fluorapatite with Muscovite on doubly-terminated Quartz
Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Ex. Rich Kosnar
8.7 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $206
Colemanite
East Coleman, Furnace Creek Dist., Inyo Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
9.8 x 7.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $97
Schorl with Microcline
Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
12.3 x 3.7 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Ruby on marble
Jagdalek Ruby Mine, Kabul Prov., Afghanistan
6.1 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $630
Epidote (''pinwheel''-shaped group)
Zard Mtn, Ras Koh Mts., Kharan Dist., Balochistan, Pakistan
3.5 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Fluorite (mined: 1978)
Sweet Home Mine, Mt. Bross, near Alma, Park Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
9.1 x 6.6 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $378
Quartz with Ankerite (classic locality)
Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Chet Lemanski
12.7 x 10.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Pyrite ps. after Pyrrhotite
Rosebud Mine, Rosebud Dist., Pershing Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Gary Weaver
4.6 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Galena with Acanthite (rare locality specimen)
Darwin, Darwin District, Inyo Co., California, USA
3.5 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $69
Veszelyite (rare)
Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
2.1 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Diopside
Orford Nickel Mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
4.8 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $15
Fluorite (botryoidal)
North of Canon City, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Gary Weaver
4.7 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $43
Andalusite var: Chiastolite
Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
3.5 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Creedite (rich color)
Navidad Mine, Abasolo, Rodeo, Mun. de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
6.7 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $298
Indicolite Tourmaline (GEMMY crystal)
Pederneira Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.8 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm, 7.0 grams
Winning Bid: $340