SPECIAL $249 RESERVE MINERAL LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends January 20, 2022

Continuing with our special themed auctions we have a selection of higher-end specimens this week with $249 reserve bids. You'll find a wonderful mix of fine display specimens, plus rarities and gem crystals from contemporary and classic localities around the world!! Check out everything and be sure to pick up some good quality pieces for bargain prices.
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Galena
Tri-State District, Kansas/Oklahoma/Missouri, USA
14.8 x 10.2 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $305
Prehnite with Epidote
Bendoukou, Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
5.8 x 4.4 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Chrysocolla coated by Quartz (superb) (Ex Marvin Rockey estate)
Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.7 x 2.2 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $269
Calcite (fine GEM crystals) on matrix
Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
5.3 x 4.2 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Pyrite on Hematite (classic material)
Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
6.7 x 4.6 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Pink Fluorite (near ''floater'' specimen)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
4.3 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,202
Tourmaline (multi-color) (ex Christian Weise Collection)
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California, USA
9.1 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Scapolite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Ord Mountain, San Bernardino County, California
10.9 x 8.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Benitoite with Joaquinite-(Ce) (rare) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
California State Gem Mine (Dallas Gem Mine), Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
3.7 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $430
Sphalerite and Galena with Calcite (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Kangjiawan Pb-Zn-Ag-Au deposit, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
9.4 x 8.8 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $375
Gold
Mockingbird Mine, Whitlock Mining District, Mother Lode Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
1.7 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Spodumene (highly etched ''floater'' crystal)
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
11.8 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Fluorite (''Tanzanite Fluorite'')
Yongchun Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
7.1 x 4.6 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Schorl Tourmaline with Albite and Muscovite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.8 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Chrysoberyl (un-twinned crystal) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil
3.3 x 2.2 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Smoky Quartz with Spessartine Garnet on Microcline
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
9.3 x 7.8 x 6.4 cm
Winning Bid: $309
Calcite (var: Manganoan) (''floater'' butterfly twin)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
7.9 x 7.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $269
Tourmaline (bi-colored rough and cut set)
Mawi Pegmatite, Nuristan, Afghanistan
2.7 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm (crystal) | 9.61 ct ; 14.34 mm x 10.55 mm (gem)
Winning Bid: $454
Grossular (var: Hessonite) with Diopside (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Alpe delle Frasse, Condove, Val d'Susa, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.1 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $430
Aquamarine (thick gemmy crystal) with Muscovite
Pingwu Beryl Mine (Huya W-Sn-Be Deposit), Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
6.6 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $675
Topaz (gemmy sherry colored crystal) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.0 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $398
Aquamarine (GEM quality) on Albite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.6 x 4.0 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $490
Ruby (large faceted stone)
Subramanya, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India
821.75 ct (!!) ; 64.63 mm x 51.49 mm x 23.95 mm
Winning Bid: $1,950