Mixed Mineral Auction - Various Collections

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, Rich Kosnar, Ron Romanella, Chet Lemanski, Bill and Anne Cook, Colin Manlove, 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. Beautiful classic richly colored FLUORITE crystals with ''phantoms'' from France – ex Rich Kosnar Collection

2. Attractive VESUVIANITE on matrix from a RARE Pakistani locale – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
3. Excellent 2-piece set of TWINNED RUBY SPINEL crystals from Myanmar – ex Ron Romanella Collection
4. Wonderful SCHORL on AQUAMARINE from Namibia
5. Rich SILVER specimen from Batopilas, Mexico – ex Dick Hauck Collection
6. Interesting and MUSCOVITE with a RARE GARNET inclusion from North Carolina
7. RARE FLUORITE from an obscure SOUTH KOREAN locality! – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
8. A really cool EOSPHORITE on a rarely seen SCEPTER QUARTZ matrix from Brazil
9. Possibly UNIQUE(?) SPESSARTINE on SPHALERITE from Broken Hill, Australia
10. Rarities include CANAVESITE, KUPLETSKITE, CARBONATECYANOTRICHITE and HELLYERITE

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Fluorite (GEMMY complex crystals)
Naica Mine, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
8.3 x 7.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Ruby (synthetic) *(with full Gemological Institute of America lab report)
Chatham Industries, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
9.53 mm x 7.38 mm x 4.96 mm, 3.47 ct
Winning Bid: $311
Pyrrhotite
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Mitrovica Dist., Kosovo
5.4 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Vanadinite (classic material - old specimen)
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.5 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $430
Neptunite (classic material)
California State Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA
5.1 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Quartz var: Smoky
Lincoln Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Ron Romanella
6.0 x 4.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Staurolite (twin) (rare locality)
Baud, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
Ex. Al Kidwell
3.9 x 3.2 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $26
Sulfur
El Desierto Mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Prov., Potosí, Bolivia
10.0 x 3.1 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Calcite
Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Rich Kosnar; Edwin Skidmore
9.6 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $159
Spodumen var: Kunzite (doubly-terminated crystal)
Kantiwa Pegmatite Field (Kantiway), Wama District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
6.3 x 5.4 x 2.3 cm, 176.5 grams
Winning Bid: $350
Schorl with Beryl var: Aquamarine
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.2 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $236
Rutile (2-piece set) (classic material) (1800s)
Hiddenite, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA
1.6 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm and 1.3 x 0.4 x 0.2 cm
Winning Bid: $315
Beryl (classic locality)
Beryl Mountain Quarry, South Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA
Ex. Jack Arbiser
5.6 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Millerite (odd locality)
Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
7.8 x 6.9 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $38
Linarite (RARE locality specimen)
Los Azules Mine, Quebrada San Miguel, Copiapó Prov., Atacama, Chile
Ex. Chet Lemanski
4.5 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Pyrite
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Mitrovica Dist., Kosovo
7.3 x 5.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $41
Canavesite (very rare)
Brosso Mine, Calea, Lessolo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy (Type Locality)
Ex. Rich Kosnar
5.0 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Villiaumite
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
5.1 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $86
Cassiterite (twins) with Siderite and Quartz
Viloco Mine, Loayza Prov., La Paz, Bolivia
8.3 x 6.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $132
Spessartine Garnet on Microcline
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
6.1 x 5.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Shattuckite
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
4.1 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Muscovite with RARE Garnet inclusion
Deer Park Mine, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA
8.7 x 6.7 x 0.1 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Kupletskite (very rare)
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
1.5 x 1.2 x 0.2 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Quartz / Amethyst Geode with Calcite
Las Choyas, Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
11.1 x 11.1 x 5.6 cm and 11.1 x 11.0 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Adamite var: Copper-bearing
Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
3.6 x 2.2 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $87
Montebrasite (twin)
Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
3.2 x 3.0 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Carbonatecyanotrichite (rare)
Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
5.2 x 3.5 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $166
Djurleite (fine crystals)
Dzhezkazgan Mining District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.1 x 4.0 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $141
Malachite with Azurite (uncommon locality)
Copper Rivet Mine, Sinbad Valley, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA
6.2 x 3.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $62
Hellyerite (ridiculously rare)
Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood Dist., Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, Australia (Type Locality)
Ex. Al Kidwell
8.4 x 6.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $211