SPECIAL $999 and $249 RESERVE MINERAL LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends TUESDAY December 29, 2020

PLEASE NOTE: This auction closes on TUESDAY, December 29 
   
We're closing out the year with a special themed auction of combined $249 and $999 reserve specimen into a big set this week!
 
We have a great mix of higher-end specimens including plenty of excellent display pieces, rarities and gem crystals, plus minerals from contemporary and classic localities around the world.
 
A great opportunity to get your hands on some excellent specimens for bargain prices to end the year!
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Star Sapphire (Double Star!)
Sri Lanka
3.31 ct, 8.68 mm
Winning Bid: $249
Tourmaline (Fluor-Liddicoatite)
Tamponilapa, Sahatany Valley, Sahatany Pegmatite Field, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
2.5 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Calcite
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri
11.2 x 9.4 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $259
Vanadinite (fine quality) (classic material)
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
6.2 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $999
Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
3.8 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Rosasite with Smithsonite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Silver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill District, Waterman District, Waterman Mts, Pima County, Arizona
11.3 x 7.8 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Quartz (Japan-Law Twins) with Hubnerite
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
10.6 x 6.2 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Galena (Spinel-Law Twins)
Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
10.7 x 5.9 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Quartz (phantom and highly compressed crystals) with Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
9.3 x 7.5 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $259
Epidote (gemmy pleochroic group) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Hashupa Epidote Locality, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
7.8 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $999
Cerussite (reticulated twinned crystals) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
4.9 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $259
Hemimorphite (excellent color) with Willemite
M'Fouati Mine, Bouenza Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
7.1 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $259
Tourmaline (multicolor and doubly-terminated) with Quartz
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.9 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Dioptase (classic material)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
2.8 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $315
Kunzite (GEM floater crystal) (134 grams)
Oceanview Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala District, San Diego County, California
10.7 x 4.3 x 1.2 cm
Fluorite (phantom crystals) on Quartz
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
7.3 x 5.2 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Brucite (excellent color)
Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan
10.3 x 9.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Azurite (excellent 'rose' groups) (ex Richard A. Kosnar Collection)
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Yangjiang Prefecture, Guangdong, China
7.2 x 5.3 x 4.0 cm
Dolomite (excellent twin) (ex Ed Ruggiero Collection)
Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
7.8 x 5.0 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $461
Diopside (Chromian Diopside - GEMMY) (ex Richard A. Kosnar Collection)
Outokumpu Deposit, Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au ore field, Eastern Finland Region, Finland
4.3 x 3.4 x 1.6 cm
Calcite (var: Manganoan) with Calcite and Lollingite
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
8.8 x 8.4 x 5.3 cm
Adularia ('fourling' twins) (4 piece set) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Cavradischlucht, Val Curnera, Tavetsch, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
2.2 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm to 3.7 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm
Wurtzite (fine quality and color)
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
2.6 x 2.4 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Ruby Spinel (10 Twinned Crystals) (7.23 carats total weight)
Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
0.3 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm to 0.6 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Synthetic Quartz (ex Bell Telephone Laboratories)
New Jersey
5.3 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Fluorite (multi-color phantom crystals)
Okorusu Mine (Okarusu Mine), Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
11.7 x 8.3 x 6.4 cm
Winning Bid: $999
Pyromorphite (superb color crystals) (ex Raul Sanabria Orellana Collection)
San Andrés Mine, Espiel, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
6.4 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $999
Natrolite (rare crystallized specimen!)
Dallas Gem Mine (California State Gem Mine), Santa Rita Peak, New Idria Mining District, San Benito County, California
10.7 x 5.5 x 5.2 cm
Beryllonite (cat's eye)
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
15.7 mm x 13.0 mm ; 9.81 cts
Winning Bid: $249
Pyrite (excellent quality) (ex Richard A. Kosnar Collection)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Áncash, Peru
7.8 x 6.3 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $470