Worldwide Mineral Auction!

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted pieces from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as, Gerry Morvell, Colin Manlove, Vasco Trancoso, Kurt Hefendehl, Dave Bergman, Rich Kosnar and more! Look for attractive higher value pieces this week, all starting at $10 reserve bids!

Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include:
1. Classic gemmy pink TOURMALINE from the Himalaya Mine, CA – ex Dave Bergman Collection
2. Unique HEMIMORPHITE on GOETHITE/LIMONITE stalactites from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico
3. Rare golden TOURMALINE on matrix from Madagascar
4. Beautiful classic LEGRANDITE from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico
5. Wonderful CHALCOPYRITE with QUARTZ from Peru – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
6. Attractive gemmy red RHODONITE on GALENA from Broken Hill, Australia – ex Colin Manlove Collection
7. Rare CORONADITE after WULFENITE from the Glove Mine, Arizona
8. Gorgeous green FLUORAPATITE included with "Byssolite" from Pakistan
9. Fine quality ORTHOCLASE on matrix from Elba Island, Italy – ex Gerry Morvell Collection
10. Superb GEM quality FLUORITE crystals on matrix from the Shangbao Mine, China – ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection
11. Fine quality, classic GALENA from Dalnegorsk, Russia – ex Armon McPherson Collection
12. Rarities include: OFFRETITE, KIDWELLITE (from Kidwell's collection!), GAUDEFROYITE, FERRIAN VARISCITE and WELOGANITE

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Tourmaline (classic material)
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.5 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm, 19.80 grams
Winning Bid: $195
Chalcopyrite with Quartz
Animón Mine, Huarón mining district, Huayllay district, Pasco province, Pasco, Peru
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.7 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Malachite (''Primary'' Malachite)
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
4.4 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Hemimorphite on Goethite/Limonite stalactites
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
4.5 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $177
Dioptase with Mimetite
Ntola Mine, Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo
8.8 x 8.6 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $141
Calcite
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
Ex. Chad Dalrymple
7.3 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $157
Gaudefroyite (rare) with Andradite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Gerry Morvell
8.8 x 5.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Calcite (beautiful color)
Grabiszyce Quarry, Grabiszyce Średnie, Gmina Leśna, Lubań County, Lower Silesia, Poland
6.3 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Offretite (rare zeolite)
Mont Semiol, Châtelneuf, Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (Type Locality)
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
5.7 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $51
Annabergite
Km 3 Open Pit, Lavrion District, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
7.2 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Beryl var: Aquamarine on Albite
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Dave Bergman
7.3 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $116
Legrandite (rare classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
2.6 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $211
Rhodonite with Galena (classic material)
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Colin Manlove
3.3 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Dolomite and Fluorite on Amethystine Quartz
Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero, Mexico
13.7 x 5.8 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Azurite (''rose'')
Northwest Extension, Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
3.2 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Coronadite coating/pseudomorphing Wulfenite
Glove Mine, Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
10.7 x 6.9 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Plumbogummite (fine color and quality)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
10.3 x 7.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $550
Kidwellite (ex Kidwell Collection !) with RARE Opal-AN association
Coon Creek Mine (York Mine), Shady, Polk Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
3.7 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $343
Analcime
Copper Falls Mine, Copper Falls, Eagle Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
Ex. Dr. Jack Arbiser
6.2 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $67
Spherical Amethyst (''grapes'')
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
6.9 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $157
Fluorapatite included with ''Byssolite''
Ganadao, Warsak Intrusions, Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
2.9 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Zircon
Store Kufjord, Seiland Island, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
3.7 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Manganite
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Colin Manlove
7.2 x 6.0 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Orthoclase (fine quality)
Rosina vein, San Piero in Campo, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Ex. Gerry Morvell
7.9 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Titanite (twin)
Hollersbach im Pinzgau, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Ex. Gerry Morvell
6.2 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Pyrite (classic material)
Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca Dist., Bolognesi Prov., Ancash, Peru
8.7 x 6.6 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $241
Bournonite (''cogwheel'' twins) with Calcite on Chalcopyrite
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Mitrovica Dist., Kosovo
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.9 x 5.5 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Fluorite (superb GEM crystals - 1990s)
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
3.5 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Scheelite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Dan Behnke
5.2 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $42
Quartz / Agate Geode
Las Choyas, Mun. de Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Willard Wulff
9.3 x 9.0 x 5.2 cm and 9.1 x 8.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $193