SPECIAL MINERAL AUCTION - THE COLLECTION SHIELDS FLYNN - ends SATURDAY January 15, 2022

A special auction highlighting mostly thumbnail sized specimens from the worldwide collection of Shields Flynn.  Many fine quality specimens from classic and contemporary localities, spanning from well-known species to some very rare minerals.  PLEASE NOTE:  This auction closes on a SATURDAY, not our normal Thursday closing.  

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Spinel (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Kukh-i-Lal, Pyandzh River Valley, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
1.3 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $137
Silver on Copper (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Osceola Mine, Osceola, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
3.1 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Tourmaline (multicolor) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
4.0 x 0.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Rhodonite (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Morro da Mina Mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.8 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $27
Sapphire (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
2.2 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $48
Langite (old classic Irish locality) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Mountain Mine, Allihies, Castletown-Bearhaven Copper Mines, Cork County, Munster, Ireland
2.8 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Psilomelane (manganese oxide) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Brent Tor, Devon, England, UK
2.2 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $38
Spherocobaltite (rare) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo
2.1 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $79
Native Antimony (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
La Viñuela, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
2.7 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $311
Gormanite (very rare) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $52
Sugilite (rare) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
1.8 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Annabergite with Calcite (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Kamariza Mines, Lavrion District, Attikí Prefecture, Greece
3.7 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $337
Berthierite (rare) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Baia Sprie Mine (Felsobanya Mine), Baia Sprie, Maramures Co., Romania
1.8 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $69
Bultfonteinite (very rare) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
3.0 x 1.8 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Shattuckite pseudomorph after Dioptase after Calcite (unique!) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
2.2 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Vanadinite (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker Mining District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
3.2 x 2.9 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $81
Tanzanite (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Merelani Hills, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
0.9 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $103
Semseyite (classic material) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramures Co., Romania
2.3 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $83
Fluorapatite (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
La Marina Mine, Pauna Municipality, Boyacá Department, Colombia
1.3 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Alexandrite (twin) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Carnaíba Mining District, Pindobacu, Campo Formoso, Bahia, Brazil
2.2 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Azurite (''flower'') (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Malbunka Cu Mine, Gardiner Range, Areyongo, Northern Territory, Australia
2.4 x 2.0 x 0.2 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Siderite (var: Sphärosiderite) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA
2.8 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Realgar (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Shimen Mine, Shimen Co., Changde Prefecture, Hunan, China
3.7 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $96
Hambergite (superb crystal) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Rangkul' pegmatite field, Rangkul' Highlands, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
3.1 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $137
Fluorapatite on Tourmaline (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.3 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $142
Newberyite (rare) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Skipton Caves, Mt. Widderin, Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia (Type Locality)
2.3 x 2.1 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Quartz (rare pseudocubic habit) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer County, New York, USA
0.6 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $198
Serandite (rare) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Poudrette Quarry (Demix Quarry) Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
2.7 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Cassiterite (gemmy twin) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Aberfoyle Tin Mine, Rossarden District, Northern Midlands Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
2.6 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $117
Mimetite (classic material) (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
San Pedro Corralitos, Casas Grandes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
1.7 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $46