Assorted Auction - Worldwide Minerals, etc.

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 Kurt Hefendehl, Ron Romanella, Chet Lemanski, Bill and Anne Cook, Colin Manlove, Brian 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. Fantastic matrix specimen of QUARTZ with blue DUMORTIERITE inclusions from Brazil – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
2. Superb classic PYROMORPHITE from the Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho – ex Carl Acosta Collection
3. A 3-crystal set of DIAMONDS from DR Congo
4. Old-time PHENAKITE from Mt. Antero, Colorado – collected by ED OVER !
5. Beautiful iridescent gemmy golden SPHALERITE specimen from Bulgaria
6. Attractive ad fine CASSITERITE var: WOOD TIN from Mexico
7. Classic AZURITE with MALACHITE from Tsumeb – ex Ron Romanella Collection
8. Lovely ORPIMENT from Peru – ex Bill and Anne Cook
9. An aesthetic big matrix specimen of SPHALERITE on GEM ICE FLUORITE from Russia – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
10. Rarities include NORTHRUPITE, PARISITE-(Ce), SZENICSITE, MISERITE and BLÖDITE       

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Dumortierite included in Quartz (rare matrix specimen)
Vaca Morta Quarry, Serra de Vereda, Boquira, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.0 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $279
Diamond (3 crystal set)
Miba Mine, Mbuji Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental, Democratic Republic of Congo 
0.3 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (approx each), 0.91 ct (total weight)
Winning Bid: $361
Tourmaline (multi-color) with Albite
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Roundu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.6 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Fluorite (gem ''ice'' crystals)
Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban Dist., Primorsky Krai, Russia
3.3 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Sphalerite (gemmy iridescent crystals) (rare locale)
Androvo Mine, Erma Reka, Zlatograd Municipality, Smolyan Prov., Bulgaria
6.7 x 5.6 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $780
Calcite
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Ex. Brian Kosnar
5.3 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $62
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Bunker Hill Mine, Yreka Dist., Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA
Ex. Carl Acosta
4.8 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $750
Copper (rare New Jersey locality)
American Mine, Bridgewater Township, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
5.3 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Epidote (''Pushkinite'')
Katsna Yama, Pervouralsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.3 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Smithsonite (cadmium-bearing) (classic Irish locale)
Sheshodonnell East Mine, Carran, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
Ex. Colin Manlove
3.2 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $211
Shattuckite (rare)
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Colin Manlove
3.1 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Northupite (rare fine crystal)
Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Ex. Colin Manlove
2.1 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $776
Quartz with Hematite and Rutile ''Star''
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
4.9 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Parisite-(Ce) (doubly-terminated crystal)
Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
1.1 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Phenakite (classic material)
Mt. Antero, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Willard Wulff; Ed Over; Brian Kosnar
0.7 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Quartz (''reverse'' scepters)
Little Giant Basin, Animas Dist., San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
8.3 x 5.5 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Emerald Carving
Bubani Mine, Ajmer District, Rajasthan, India
33.57 mm x 24.47 mm x 17.35 mm, 109.81 ct
Winning Bid: $170
Quartz (doubly-terminated) with Graphite inclusions
Sichuan, China
Ex. Chet Lemanski
9.1 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Prehnite on Quartz (rare locality)
El Hammam Mine, El Hammam, Ait Mimoune Caïdat, Khémisset Cercle, Khémisset Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.3 x 6.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $62
Szenicsite (very rare)
Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro Dist., Chañaral Prov., Atacama, Chile (Type Locality)
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.3 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $64
Beryl var: Aquamarine with Quartz
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.0 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Fossil Coral
Sumatra, Indonesia
15.5 x 11.2 x 10.3 cm, 1,985 grams
Winning Bid: $51
Tourmaline with Cookeite
Cruzeiro Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.8 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $228
Baryte (classic gemmy crystal)
Book Cliffs area, near Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Ron Romanella
5.2 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $86
Spodumene var: Kunzite
Nuristan, Afghanistan
5.7 x 3.6 x 2.4 cm, 50 grams
Winning Bid: $205
Quartz (''Mango Quartz'')
Cabiche, Quípama Mun., Boyacá Dept., Colombia
11.2 x 7.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $281
Almandine Garnet (classic material)
Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska
Ex. Chet Lemanski
9.8 x 8.3 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Orpiment
Quiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Prov., La Libertad, Peru
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
2.9 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Calcite with Quartz
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica Dist., Kosovo
5.7 x 5.6 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Calcite with Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) and Gyrolite (collected 1975)
Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban Dist., Maharashtra, India
Ex. Rock Currier
8.8 x 8.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $127