Worldwide Mineral Auction - Assorted Collections

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted piece from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Brian Kosnar, Kurt Hefendehl, Bill and Anne Cook, Dr. Vasco Trancoso 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.  Superb thumbnail of XENOTIME-(Y) from Pakistan

2.  Classic RHODOCHROSITE on QUARTZ from the Grizzly Bear Mine, Colorado

3.  Rare and attractive AQUAMARINE / MORGANITE bi-colored crystals from Pakistan – ex Dave Bergman Collection

4.  Excellent WATER-CLEAR QUARTZ crystal from Arkansas

5.  Unique bi-colored DRAVITE TOURMALINE crystal from Tanzanite

6.  Fantastic AZURITE crystal group from the Milpillas Mine, Mexico

7.  Large impressive "floater" pseudomorph of COPPER replacing ARGAONITE from Bolivia

8.  Wonderful MIMETITE with CERUSSITE from Tsumeb

9.  Attractive LEPIDOLITE crystal group with rare MICROLITE association from Brazil

10. Rarities include BRITHIOLITE-(Ce), COLUSITE, CLARINGBULLITE and BLÖDITE

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Siderite
Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 7.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Shattuckite (good quality)
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
7.8 x 6.3 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $325
Copper (''Spinel'' twins)
Rocklands Group Copper Project, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
3.6 x 3.5 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Magnetite (HUGE crystals!)
Iron Springs Mining District, Iron Co., Utah, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
10.5 x 6.8 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $225
Adamite (Copper-bearing)
Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
10.4 x 8.0 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Plumbogummite replacing Pyromorphite
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
4.3 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $461
Fluorite (penetration twin) with Calcite
Hunan, China
Ex. Brian Kosnar
12.3 x 8.7 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $166
Cerussite (twinned crystals)
Mfouati Mine, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
5.2 x 4.2 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $106
Dravite Tourmaline (unique bi-colored crystal)
Mwajanga, Tanzania
Ex. Tim Sherburn
3.2 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm, 6.7 grams
Winning Bid: $130
Opal
Opal Butte, Morrow Co., Oregon, USA
3.7 x 3.2 x 1.5 cm, 19.9 grams
Winning Bid: $235
Mimetite with Cerussite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Luis Leite
5.7 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $411
Fluorite with Galenobismutite(?) inclusions
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.3 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $205
Wire Silver
Hongda Mine, Xiaoqinggou Ag-Mn deposit, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi, China
6.4 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Lepidolite with Microlite (rare association piece)
Araçuaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 6.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Brithiolite-(Ce) (rare)
Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.2 x 2.9 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $81
Variscite (fine color) on Chalcedony
Ribeirao Cascalheira, Mato Grosso, Brazil
4.8 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $86
Azurite (RARE locality specimen)
Apex Claim, Caruthers Canyon, New York Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
5.7 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Blödite (rare)
Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA
4.1 x 3.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $31
Smithsonite (rare locality specimen)
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
5.8 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Covellite (classic material)
Reynolds Mine, Golconda Tunnel, Summitville, Rio Grande Co., Colorado, USA
7.8 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $282
Sphalerite (gemmy crystals) with Chalcopyrite
Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA
11.7 x 10.3 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Fluorite (GEM crystals) with Quartz
Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 6.7 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Datolite (gemmy crystals)
Bor Pit, Dal'negorsk B Deposit, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.7 x 6.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $515
Moonstone Feldspar with Augite
Pili Mine, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Dr. Ed David; Emily and David Stoudt
8.2 x 3.7 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $223
Azurite (fine crystals)
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
7.2 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,175
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) (rare) on Okenite
Kandivili Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Rock Currier
6.2 x 5.9 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $147
Cassiterite (gemmy twins) on Quartz
Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Prov., South Korea
2.7 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $211
Calcite (DEEP red color)
San Martín Mine, San Martín-Sabinas District, San Martín, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 7.7 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $659
Thomsonite
Aurangabad Division, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
9.8 x 8.4 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Orpiment
Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen deposit, Shimen Co., Changde, Hunan, China
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
12.7 x 8.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $435