$249 Special - Minerals Auction

Continuing with our special themed auctions we have a selection of higher-end minerals this week with $249 reserve bids. This is a great opportunity to pick up excellent pieces for below retail prices! You'll find a great mix of fine quality specimens from new and contemporary discoveries plus classics and showy display pieces from worldwide localities and various collections!
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Quartz with Calcite (self-collected by Dave Bergman)
Camp Bird Mine, Ouray, Ouray Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
14.3 x 9.7 x 8.3 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Spodumene (doubly-terminated ''floater'' crystal)
Kunar, Afghanistan
12.0 x 3.7 x 1.9 cm, 114.8 grams
Starting Bid: $249
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Calcite in Fossil Clam Shell
Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
6.9 x 5.9 x 3.5 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Quartz var: Amethyst (''Cactus'' style crystals)
Boekenhoutshoek, Mkobola District, Mpumalanga, South Africa
11.2 x 7.3 x 5.7 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Beryl var: Aquamarine (doubly-terminated) on Albite
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
8.2 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $392
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Chalcocite (fine crystals)
Dzhezkazgan Mining District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.2 x 6.3 x 2.7 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Tourmaline (doubly-terminated crystals)
Chhappu, Braldu Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
8.2 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm, 30.2 grams
Current Bid: $340
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Thaumasite (rare rough and cut set)
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
0.7 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm (crystal), 1.11 carats; 9.67 mm x 5.08 mm (stone)
Current Bid: $249
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Adamite (Copper-bearing) with Calcite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
4.2 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Dolomite (large twinned crystals)
Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.1 x 8.3 x 7.6 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Fluorite (''phantom'' crystals) on Quartz
Yiwu, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
12.3 x 6.2 x 4.8 cm
Current Bid: $428
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Baryte (polished) (fluorescent)
Rutyna's Pocket, Lubin Mine, Legnica, Lower Silesia, Poland
14.2 x 7.1 x 1.2 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Fluorapatite with Arsenopyrite and Quartz
Panasqueira, Covilha, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.2 x 5.7 x 5.1 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Quartz var: Smoky (rare locality specimen)
Western Slope of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt
11.7 x 7.2 x 6.0 cm, 601 grams
Starting Bid: $249
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Azurite (''roses'') on matrix
4900 Bench, Northwest Extension, Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt
8.3 x 7.2 x 6.7 cm
Current Bid: $360
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Spodumene (bi-colored doubly-terminated ''floater'' crystal)
Dara-e-Pech Pegmatite Field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
6.0 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm, 69.3 grams
Current Bid: $249
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Ludlamite (large specimen - classic material)
Blackbird Mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA
Ex. University of Arizona; Russ Honea
15.2 x 9.7 x 1.3 cm
Current Bid: $249
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Beryl var: Aquamarine
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya Township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Ex. Dr.. Stephen Smale
5.7 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $249
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Calcite (unique form with a ''Faden''-esque line)
Guilin, Guangxi, China
9.0 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm, 45.0 grams
Starting Bid: $249
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Hureaulite with Rockbridgeite (rare)
Jocão Claim, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Gerry Morvell
10.2 x 9.3 x 5.6 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Smithsonite (Copper-bearing) (beautiful color)
Yanga Koubenza Quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
10.5 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $1,314
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Stibnite (large specimen)
Wuning Mine, Qingjiang, Wuning Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
19.2 x 10.2 x 4.2 cm
Current Bid: $299
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Wulfenite
Level 6, San Juan Poniente vein, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico
9.3 x 4.8 x 4.4 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Plumbogummite (excellent color and quality)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
8.7 x 7.7 x 4.7 cm
Current Bid: $270
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Corundum var: Ruby
Winza, Mpapwa, Mpapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
3.8 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm, 24.9 grams
Current Bid: $249
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Prehnite (good sized gemmy crystals)
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
8.3 x 6.2 x 4.0 cm
Current Bid: $249
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Fluorite
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.7 x 8.2 x 5.3 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Opal var: Opal-AN (formerly ''Hyalite Opal'') (fluorescent)
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
6.5 x 5.1 x 2.3 cm
Starting Bid: $249
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Gold on Malachite (rare combo) (NEW FIND!)
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
4.2 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Current Bid: $301
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Ferberite (fine crystals) with Arsenopyrite
Tasna Mine, Rosario section of Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi, Bolivia
10.6 x 8.3 x 7.7 cm
Current Bid: $300
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