Dallas Symposium 2021 - Saturday Benefit Auction

Thanks for exploring this year's Dallas Symposium Benefit Auction, closing on Saturday, Aug 21 at 6:00 PM CT. Auction proceeds benefit Mineralogical Record, Rocks & Minerals, Tucson Gem and Mineral Society, and mindat.org. 

We have 40+ items available here, including fine minerals, unique experiences, and special mineralia! 

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Beryl var. Red Beryl
Violet claims, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
3.5 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $6,660
Gold nugget
Alaska, USA
5.3 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $3,050
Quartz var. Smoky (Gwindel) ex. Asselborn coll
Val Giuf, Tavetsch, Canton Grissons, Switzerland
6.8 x 5.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $2,750
Gem Tanzanite on Calcite
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
5.0 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $7,800
Fluorite (august 2019 pocket)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
5.2 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Amethyst with unusual cross Hematite inclusion
Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
5.0 x 4.9 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Opal ex Tom Ellis coll
Opal Butte, Morrow Co., Oregon, USA
7.6 x 6.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $527
Smoky Quartz with phantoms ex Meieran Coll
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
16.5 x 10.0 x 7.5 cm
Winning Bid: $776
Fluorapophyllite on Stilbite ex Lockhart coll.
Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
15.4 x 9.1 x 9.0 cm
Winning Bid: $970
Ferroaxinite on matrix (Ex. Currier Coll.)
Dodo Mine, Saranpaul, Prepolar Ural Mtns., Western-Siberian Region, Russia
7.3 x 4.4 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Phantom Quartz & Gold Pendant trio (Ex. Rock Currier Coll.)
various localities: Brazil and Mexico
7.0 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,050
Fluorite and Calcite (old classic style)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
27.0 x 15.0 x 11.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,750
Smithsonite var. Cobaltian (Ex. Tom Hall Coll.)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
8.3 x 8.1 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $2,950
The Book of the Pearl , George Kunz (1908)
New York, USA
28 x 20 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $751
Mineralogical Record - 50 Years of What's New Compendium, Signed
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Winning Bid: $1,161
Minerals of Mexico VII (Hardbound) - Min Rec
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Winning Bid: $110
LUNCH with the SPANNS
Dallas, Texas, USA
Winning Bid: $913
Chrysocolla and Quartz pocket (polished)
Inspiration Mine, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
3.2 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $399
Dioptase (important, classic USA locale!) ex Reynolds Coll.
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
8.5 x 7.5 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $650
Opalized fossil Wood Limb ex Zigras collection
Virgin Valley, Nevada, USA
8.9 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $379
Tourmaline in Quartz on Albite, ex Smale
Verdinho Claims, Marilac, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10.6 x 7.3 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $2,018
Mimetite (classic find!) ex Bob Reynolds Coll
Congreso-Leon Mine, San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.9 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $2,700
Quartz var. Amethyst
Mamuju area, West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
16.0 x 15.4 x 6.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,050
Apatite on Quartz ex Smale Coll
Panasqueira Mine, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal
10.5 x 4.3 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $2,060
Fluorite with Calcite (rare locality) ex Jordi Fabre
Llamas Quarry, Duyos, Caravia, Asturias, Spain
14.7 10.0 x 8.6 cm
Winning Bid: $2,139
Tourmaline with Quartz ex Kent coll.
Sosedka Pegmatite, Malkhan, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
11.3 x 10.5 x 7.5 cm
Winning Bid: $5,150
elegant Silver with Calcite ex Allan Young coll.
Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
4.0 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $721
Muscovite pseudo. after Spessartine garnet (rare!)
Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10.0 x 9.0 x 6.6 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Poster of 1989 Argentine Rhodochrosite Pocket
Capillitas, Argentina
64.0 x 44.0 x 0.1 cm
Winning Bid: $335
Oceanview and Pala Chief Mine Field Trip in San Diego
Pala, California, USA
Winning Bid: $1,050