Mixed Mineral Auction!

Large specimens, rarities, new finds, and classics in this eclectic selection from the well-known Dick Hauck, Art Soregaroli, John Dagenais, and other collections.

Highlights:

1. Large SMOKY QUARTZ, SCHORL, etc from the Tourmaline King Mine
2. Fine CHALCOCITE from New Jersey
3. Rare IMPERIAL TOPAZ on QUARTZ
4. SPINEL on MARBLE with PARGASITE from Mogok
5. New Finds of AQUAMARINE, SCHORL, ARAGONITE and CELESTINE
6. Large PLANCHEITE and MALACHITE from Milpillas
7. Unusual FLUORITE on QUARTZ from China
8. Rare large WARDITE and CHILDRENITE from Rapid Creek
9. Large CERUSSITE and BARYTE from Morocco

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Quartz
Corinto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. John Dagenais
14.3 x 11.7 x 9.8 cm
Winning Bid: $350
Scheelite on Muscovite
Pingwu beryl mine, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan, China
12.3 x 5.2 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $330
Geode with Sphalerite (RARE), Baryte & Quartz
Roadcuts, Harrodsburg, Monroe Co., Indiana, USA
Ex. Dick Hauck
10.2 x 9.5 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Amethyst
Piedra Parada, Veracruz, Mexico
Ex. John Dagenais
11.8 x 7.6 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Imperial Topaz on Quartz (RARE New Find)
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13.3 x 11.1 x 9.5 cm, 3.0 pounds
Winning Bid: $261
Pyrite, Galena & Quartz
Gyudyurska Mine, Zlatograd Mun., Smolyan Prov., Bulgaria
Ex. Dr. Barratt Phillips
11.7 x 9.2 x 8.2 cm, 3.4 pounds
Winning Bid: $343
Vanadinite (2001 pocket)
Mibladen, Midelt Prov., Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
4.3 x 4.1 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $55
Aragonite "floater" (New Find)
Molina de Aragón, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
7.1 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Weird Pyrite concretion
Volga River Region, Russia
Ex. Dr. Barratt Phillips
10.2 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $156
Orange Creedite "donut"
Navidad Mine, Durango, Mexico
5.5 x 4.3 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Primary Malachite with Chrysocolla
Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
6.6 x 4.6 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Rhodochrosite (unusual style)
Capillitas, Catamarca Prov., Argentina
Ex. Chet Lemanski
9.7 x 6.5 x 4.4 cm, 320 grams
Winning Bid: $105
Schalenblende slab
Olkusz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Ex. Dr. Barratt Phillips
12.3 x 11.6 x 0.9 cm, 377 grams
Winning Bid: $100
Colemanite
East Furnace Creek, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
13.8 x 9.8 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $113
Acanthite
Hongda Mine, Lingqiu Co., Datong, Shanxi, China
4.2 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $97
Azurite "suns"
Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Northern Territory, Australia
13.0 x 7.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $310
"Cactus" Amethyst
Boekenhoutshoek area, Mkobola, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Ex. Dick Hauck
8.0 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $531
Hematite with iron oxides
Corralitos Ranch, Iron Hill Mining Dist., Doña Ana Co. New Mexico, USA
Ex. Bruce Carter
7.3 x 5.7 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Color-zoned Fluorite on Quartz
Zhejiang, China
16.3 x 15.3 x 4.9 cm, 2.7 pounds
Winning Bid: $460
Chalcocite with Chrysocolla (New Jersey!)
Chimney Rock Quarry, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Frank Imbriacco
4.3 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $650
Celestine and Calcite
Laman celestine deposit, Qala e Naw Dist., Badghis, Afghanistan
5.8 x 4.6 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Plancheite and Malachite (rare for locale)
Milpillas Mine, Santa Cruz Mun., Sonora, Mexico
Ex. John Dagenais
17.1 x 9.4 x 7.2 cm
Winning Bid: $528
Smoky Quartz, Schorl, etc. (rare CA locality)
Tourmaline King Mine, Pala, San Diego Co., California, USA
17.7 x 11.5 x 9.7 cm, 3.3 pounds
Winning Bid: $232
Malachite "eyes" polished slice
Katanga Copper Crescent, DR Congo
9.8 x 9.7 x 0.9 cm, 320 grams
Winning Bid: $300
Aragonite var. Cuprian
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan City, Yunnan, China
7.1 x 6.6 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Pyrite ps. Calcite stalactites with Calcite
Tongshankou Mine, Daye, Huangshi, Hubei, China
6.4 x 4.1 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Cuprite on Copper (rare locality)
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata Dist., El Loa Prov., Chile
Ex. John Dagenais
9.4 x 5.6 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Calcite with Duftite (classic locale)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. John Dagenais
4.3 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Datolite (old classic)
Lane & Son quarry, Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
8.7 x 6.4 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $134
large Smoky Quartz (rare CA locale)
Holiday Hill, Little Cahuilla Mtn., Riverside Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
18.9 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm, 153 grams
Winning Bid: $413