Rice Museum Benefit Auction - Set 2, Closing April 17

We are honored to host the first deaccession auction of long-held duplicates and treasures from the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals, recently selected from their extensive collection built in the late 1900s by founders Richard and Helen Rice. Most of these items have never been seen outside of the museum and even then, some of them have simply been warehoused and not on display, for decades. We hope you enjoy this fine and diverse selection.

This is the second set of items set to close on Saturday, April 17.

We would like to thank the additional donors who contributed items to assist with fundraising for the museum. Most items listed are from the museum's collection, though several items from external donors are acknowledged in individual item descriptions.

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ridiculously large Wulfenite
Erupcion Mine, Mun. de Ahumada, Los Lamentos Mtns., Chihuahua, Mexico
32.0 x 15.0 x 12.0 cm
Winning Bid: $11,150
Aquamarine & Schorl with Quartz on Cleavelandite
Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
20.0 x 16.0 x 12.0 cm
Winning Bid: $8,550
important Mottramite (2011 find)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
16.0 x 13.5 x 12.5 cm
Winning Bid: $11,050
Turquoise cabochon (over 100 cts)
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.8 x 3.6 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $395
Copper crystal in leaf Copper pocket
Quincy Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
12.2 x 9.7 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $925
Variscite with Crandallite, Wardite (larger)
Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Utah Co., Utah, USA
13.8 x 12.9 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $1,438
TOPAZ MOUNTAIN, UTAH - 2 trips in one!
Topaz Mountain, Utah, USA
Winning Bid: $1,052
Azurite rosette on matrix
Detroit Mine area, Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
7.0 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $8,050
Quartz var Chrysoprase cabochon (over 100 cts)
Hanging Rock, Nundle, Parry Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.9 x 3.7 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Chihuly-style glass bowl by Scott Curry
Seattle, Washington, USA
35 x 35 x 25 cm
Winning Bid: $379
Malachite, Chrysocolla, and Quartz
Live Oak shafts, Inspiration Mine, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
27.0 x 14.5 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $3,319
Chrysocolla and Quartz pocket
Live Oak shafts, Inspiration Mine, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
28.0 x 10.0 x 8.0 cm
Winning Bid: $10,000
Chrysocolla, Malachite, Quartz
Live Oak mine, Miami, Globe-Miami District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
37.5 x 14.0 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $10,000
Malachite stalactites on Azurite
Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
7.9 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $3,605
Gold (lot of 9 pieces)
Ace Of Diamonds Mine, Liberty, Kittitas Co., Washington, USA
mixed
Winning Bid: $2,800
Gold wires on Quartz - superb TN
Ace Of Diamonds Mine, Liberty, Kittitas Co., Washington, USA
2.2 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $3,050
VESPER PEAK, WASHINGTON field trip
Vesper Peak, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
Winning Bid: $1,951
Beryl var. Heliodor
Volodarsk-Volynskii, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
8.5 x 3.0 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $9,149