Worldwide Mixed 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, Armon McPherson, Rich Kosnar, Colin Manlove, Dave Bergman, Kurt Hefendehl, John Dagenais 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. Unusually flattened/tabular TOURMALINE crystal from Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
2. Beautiful DIOPTASE crystals with PLANCHEITE from Republic of the Congo
3. Classic RED BERYL crystal on matrix from Utah – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
4. Uncommon association of MIMETITE with FLUORITE from Germany – ex Gerry Morvell Collection
5. Wonderful, gemmy, multi-color, doubly-terminated TOURMALINE from Morocco
6. NEWLY MINED AZURITE from a rare Indonesian locality
7. GEM yellow SPHALERITE on matrix from Morocco
8. A rarely seen DATOLITE specimen from Inner Mongolia, China – ex Gerry Morvell Collection
9. Classic yellow ANGLESITE on matrix from Morocco – ex Gerry Morvell Collection
10. Classic GEM JEREMEJEVITE crystal from Namibia
11. A hard-to-find DIOPTASE from the Bonanza Mine, Arizona
12. Rarities include: KINOITE, INYOITE/MEYERHOFFERITE, CORNETITE, and NATROCHALCITE

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Copper (excellent crystals)
Central Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA
7.3 x 2.6 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $205
Dioptase (rare Arizona locale)
Bonanza Mine (Harquahala Mine), Martin Peak, Salome, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
8.1 x 5.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Xenotime-(Y) (good sized crystal)
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
2.6 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Celestine (great color) on Calcite (new find - 2023)
Laman Celestine Deposit, Qala e Naw District, Badghis, Afghanistan
5.2 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $289
Calcite
Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
7.7 x 5.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Andalusite (classic locality)
Lüsenser Tal, Sellrain Tal, Bezirk Innsbruck-Land, Tirol, Austria
Ex. Dick Hauck
7.8 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Spinel (possibly Gahnite?) (classic locality)
Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
2.2 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Celestine on Sulfur (classic material)
Machów Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.2 x 5.1 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Rainbow Obsidian Heart
La Revoltosa Mine, San Andreas, Magdalena Mun., Jalisco, Mexico
5.9 x 5.7 x 2.7 cm, 91.3 grams
Winning Bid: $130
Albite var: Pericline
Pfunders Valley, Vintl, Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Ex. Gerry Morvell
8.2 x 6.7 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Roselite with Anorthoroselite (rare)
Bou Azzer District, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
9.7 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Fluorapophyllite-(K) on Chalcedony Stalactite
Pune District, Maharashtra, India
10.7 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Lavendulan
Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Ex. Gerry Morvell
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $56
Quartz (''Herkimer-Style'' Quartz)
Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
2.1 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Sphalerite (gem crystal) with Löllingite on Quartz
Aït Ahmane, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
4.8 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Quartz var: Rose
Pitorra Claim, Laranjeiras, Galileia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.1 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Rhodochrosite with Gageite
Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Colin Manlove
5.0 x 3.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $343
Epidote (''bow tie'' crystal group)
Zard Mtn, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan
5.2 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Fluorite (''phantom'' crystal) with Baryte
Berbes mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.7 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $146
Natrochalcite (extremely rare)
Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile (Type Locality)
Ex. John Dagenais
5.8 x 3.4 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $255
Azurite pseudomorphing to Malachite (rare Bisbee locality)
Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
4.6 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $307
Wulfenite with Mimetite on Baryte
La Morita Mine, Ascención Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
2.7 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $228
K-Feldspar (var: Adularia) with Actinolite inclusions
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.3 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Fluorite (''Tanzanite Fluorite'') on Quartz
Yongchun Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
6.2 x 5.7 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $215
Andradite (classic locality)
Ojos Españoles Mine, General Lázaro Cárdenas, Julimes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
7.7 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $251
Fluorite (GEM ''ice'' crystals)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.3 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $450
Cyanotrichite (rare locality specimen)
Peacock Mine, Leadore District, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA
Ex. Geary Murdock
16.2 x 10.3 x 7.4 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Spessartine Garnet
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
9.0 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $298
Cornetite (rare)
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo (Type Locality)
Ex. Rock Currier
5.1 x 2.8 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $301
Tourmaline (doubly-terminated)
Candy Cane Pocket, Beni Bouzra, Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region, Morocco
3.5 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm, 14.69 grams
Winning Bid: $1,300