SPECIAL $249 RESERVE MINERAL LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends March 4th, 2021

We have a great special themed this week with a selection of higher-end specimens, starting at $249 reserve bids.   You'll find a great mix of fine display specimens, rarities, and unique pieces from contemporary and classic localities around the world.  There are some very nice pieces in this auction priced in the $3,000-$4,000 range in our inventory, so check out everything and be sure to pick up some excellent quality pieces for bargain prices.
 
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Calcite (unique classic specimen) (ex Ross Lillie Collection)
Bahama Pod, Timber Drift, Rosiclare Level, Denton Mine, Hardin County, Illinois
8.3 x 7.1 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $409
Aquamarine (ex Richard A. Kosnar Collection)
Padre Paraiso, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.5 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Fluorite (GEM Spinel Twin)
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
3.3 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $259
Bournonite (beautiful classic crystals)
Mesage Mine, Saint-Pierre-de-Mesage, Grenoble, Isere, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
3.7 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Vesuvianite (doubly-terminated)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
3.6 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Barite (classic material)
Book Cliffs Area, near Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
8.3 x 4.1 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $500
Rhodochrosite (fine locality specimen) (ex Logan Collection)
Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao (Babu), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
2.9 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Copper ps. Aragonite (floater specimen) (superb thumbnail)
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
1.7 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Fluorapophyllite-(K) (fine quality) with Stilbite
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India
13.8 x 7.2 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $584
Augelite (rare green color) with Japan-Law Twin Quartz
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
3.0 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal) (fluorescent)
Étienne Mine, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
13.3 x 9.9 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Coquimbite (good quality)
Javier Mine (Javier Ortega Mine), Huachuas, Lucanas Province, Ayacucho Department, Peru
7.3 x 5.8 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $355
Calcite
Leiping Mine, Leiping, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
11.2 x 8.3 x 7.2 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Rhodochrosite ('rosettes') on Quartz
Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao (Babu), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
16.6 x 14.4 x 7.7 cm
Winning Bid: $339
Aquamarine (multi-terminated / doubly-terminated crystals) with Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
10.3 x 9.7 x 8.3 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Plumbogummite (superb color)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
11.8 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $875
Barite (large doubly-terminated crystal) (old classic) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Villamassargia, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
14.4 x 9.2 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Austinite (excellent rare classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
8.0 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $309
Tsavorite Garnet (rough and cut set)
Tsavo National Park, Voi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya
3.8 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm (specimen) | 0.87 carats; 5.82 mm x 5.23 mm (stone)
Winning Bid: $310
Bixbyite (superb, classic material)
Thomas Mountains, Juab County, Utah
1.6 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm
Smithsonite (cobalt-bearing) (classic material)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
5.2 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $692
Petalite (large stone)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
15.78 ct, 20.61 mm x 15.35 mm
Winning Bid: $307
Calcite (old historic specimen) (ex - Wright & Loffler Collections)
Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
7.6 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $331
Fluorite (DUAL-SIDED specimen) (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan, China
13.2 x 9.1 x 7.7 cm
Winning Bid: $503
Tetrahedrite on Quartz (classic material)
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
9.0 x 8.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $380
Fluorite (classic material)
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
11.2 x 7.0 x 5.9 cm
Winning Bid: $435
Azurite (antique specimen!) (with Maucher label!)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
3.5 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $311
Olmiite (ex Charlie Key)
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
3.7 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $409