SPECIAL $999 RESERVE MINERAL LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends March 31, 2022

Continuing with our special themed auctions we have a selection of higher-end minerals this week with $999 reserve bids. The retail prices on most specimens range between $3,500 and $5,000 in our inventory, so this is a great opportunity to pick up excellent pieces for bargain prices! You'll find a great mix of fine quality specimens from new and contemporary discoveries plus classics and showy display specimens!
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Cavansite with Calcite on Okenite
Wagholi Quarries, Wagholi, Pune (Poona) District, Maharashtra, India
4.3 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,074
Fluorite (gemmy cubes) with Calcite
Xianghuapu Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
11.3 x 9.2 x 8.8 cm
Winning Bid: $999
Opal Carving (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Coober Pedy, Central North, South Australia, Australia
5.8 x 3.3 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $1,099
Hydroxylapatite on Tarbuttite (rare and beautiful)
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia
10.7 x 6.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $1,024
Ruby (big crystal) on marble
Jagdalak (Jagdalek) Ruby Mine, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
7.3 x 6.4 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $1,590
Aquamarine on Muscovite (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
12.4 x 10.6 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $999
Arsenopyrite (superb aesthetic specimen) (ex Dr. Barratt Phillips Collection)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
6.4 x 6.2 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $999
Azurite (''floater'' ''rose'' group) (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Yangjiang Prefecture, Guangdong, China
5.6 x 5.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $1,400
Calcite (Cobalt-bearing) (superb color)
Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Aghbar, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
6.2 x 4.6 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,479
Rutile and Hematite included in Quartz
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
7.7 x 6.8 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $999
Fluorite (classic ''phantom'' crystals) on Barite
Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
14.7 x 10.3 x 9.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,074
Fluorite (rich green color)
Yiwu Co., Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
9.2 x 8.3 x 7.4 cm
Winning Bid: $999
Lazulite (excellent large specimen) (ex Alex Venzke Collection)
Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
16.7 x 9.8 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $1,101
Pyrope Garnet (large impressive gem)
Sri Lanka
28.13 ct ; 18.33 mm x 16.97 mm
Winning Bid: $2,100
Indicolite Tourmaline (doubly-terminated)
Pederneira mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10.6 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $999
Fluorite with bi-colored Beryl and Schorl (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.3 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,850
Sphalerite (GEMMY crystals) on Quartz (ex Helen and Raul Madrid Collection)
Shuikoushan Mine, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
12.5 x 9.7 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,274
Tourmaline (inside out pseudomorph / replacement) with Quartz
Arqueana Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.7 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,224