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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Magnesio-hornblende (rare locality specimen)
Philips Mine, Town of Philipstown, Putnam Co., New York, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
9.8 x 8.3 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $27
Quartz on Hedenbergite
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.8 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $51
Stilbite-Ca
Granite Mountain Quarry #1, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Henry de Linde
7.7 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Miserite (very rare) (fluorescent)
North Wilson Pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA (Type Locality)
Ex. Henry de Linde
7.0 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $84
Fluorite with Wulfenite (RARE association for the locality)
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
5.6 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $292
Calcite with Chalcopyrite
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Al Kidwell
5.1 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Variscite (fine color) on Chalcedony
Ribeirao Cascalheira, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.7 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Blödite (rare)
Soda Lake, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
6.7 x 5.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Moonstone (rare WISCONSIN locality)
near Wausau, Marathon Co., Wisconsin, USA
Ex. Jim Houran
25.36 mm, 35.03 ct
Winning Bid: $160
Quartz (''Herkimer Diamond'')
Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
5.7 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Muscovite var: Fuchsite
Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.6 x 5.1 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Goethite (rare locality specimen)
Ironwood, Gogebic Iron Range, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
11.2 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $157
Phlogopite with Anthophyllite and Tremolite, plus ''Chlorite'' (''Heřmanov Sphere'')
Heřmanov, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
5.8 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $96
Quartz var: Amethyst / Smoky (''fenster'' and scepter) (New Find!)
Chibuku Mine, near Chiredzi, Masvingo Prov., Zimbabwe
5.9 x 5.8 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $141
Calcite with Sphalerite
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica Dist., Kosovo
8.2 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Fluorite var: Yttrofluorite on Calcite with RARE Gypsum association
Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $313
Wulfenite (rare locality)
Leshan, Sichuan, China
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.1 x 6.1 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Dioptase (fine quality)
Kimbedi, Mindouli Dist., Pool Dept., Republic of The Congo
4.7 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm'
Winning Bid: $430
Tennantite Subgroup (fine classic material)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Carl Acosta
3.7 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $175
Quartz (''phantom'') with Arsenopyrite on Sphalerite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.1 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $55
Hemimorphite on Goethite/Limonite stalactites (rare style for the locality)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.3 x 5.7 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $343
Cassiterite var: Wood Tin (RARE locality specimen)
América-Sapioris District, Coneto de Comonfort Municipality, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Chet Lemanski; Dr. Miguel Romero
9.3 x 8.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $695
Sulfur (good sized crystal)
El Desierto Mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Prov., Potosí, Bolivia
7.5 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $350
Fluorite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning Group, Cave-In-Rock Dist., Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
8.3 x 4.6 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $241
Spherical Amethyst (''Grapes'')
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
8.8 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Sphalerite with colorless Fluorite
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.8 x 8.7 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $385
Fluorite (''phantoms'')
Yindu Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
3.7 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $166
Titanite (unique crystal habit)
Hashupa alpine-type clefts, Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Rich Kosnar
4.2 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $323
Azurite with Malachite (classic material)
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Ron Romanella
5.4 x 4.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $363
Baryte on Rhodochrosite (RARE association for the locality)
Emma Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA
Ex. Rock Currier
6.1 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $2,560