Assorted Mineral Auction

We have a wonderful assortment of piece this week featuring gem crystals, classic locality pieces, rarities, fine display specimens and a selection of other assorted pieces from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Kurt Hefendehl, Al Kidwell, Brian Kosnar, Dave Bergman, John Dagenais, Dave Stoudt, Les Presmyk 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. Unique "floater" cat's eye AQUAMARINE specimen from Pakistan
2. Classic HEMATITE on QUARTZ from the Swiss Alps – ex Brian Kosnar
3. Wonderful smoky colored reticulated "snowflake"-twinned CERUSSITE from Republic of the Congo
4. Beautiful classic RHODOCHROSITE from the Oppu Mine, Japan
5. Gemmy, vividly colored TANZANITE crystal
6. Rarely seen FLUORITE specimen from Klichka, Russia
7. A really interesting and unique GEMMY TOPAZ crystal from Pakistan
8. Eye-catching twinned CALCITE from the Ton Mawr Quarry, Cardiff, Wales, UK – ex Tim Sherburn
9. Excellent crystallized BISMUTH from the Das Aufgeklärte Glück Mine, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
10. A HUGE display specimen of very rarely seen CARBONATE-RICH FLUORAPATITE from the Foote Mine, North Carolina – ex Jack Eaker
11. A seldom seen CUPRITE var: CHALCOTRICHITE specimen from the New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Arizona
12.  Rarities include:  GILLARDITE, PROUSTITE with POLYBASITE, VESZELYITE and FLUORO-RICHERITE and BRAUNITE-II

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Cerussite (smoky colored ''snowflake'' twin)
Mfouati Mine, Mfouati Dist., Bouenza Dept., Republic of the Congo
3.7 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Zoisite var: Tanzanite
D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
1.3 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm, 1.77 grams
Winning Bid: $100
Epidote (attractive crystals)
Zard Mountain, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan Dist., Balochistan, Pakistan
5.2 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $29
Fluorite (rare locality specimen)
Klichka, Borzya, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.2 x 7.3 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Rhodochrosite (classic material)
Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
6.2 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $239
Braunite-II (RARE)
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Colin Manlove
8.2 x 6.7 x 6.6 cm
Winning Bid: $331
Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Mun., Sonora, Mexico
3.7 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Calcite
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
9.6 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Cassierite (twins)
The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.7 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Calcite (twin) (uncommon locality)
Ton Mawr Quarry, Pentyrch, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Ex. Tim Sherburn
3.0 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $73
Plumbogummite (fine color and quality)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
7.7 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $326
Fluoro-richterite
Wilberforce area, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
Ex. Al Kidwell
6.5 x 5.2 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $26
Azurite (''rose'')
Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.2 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $168
Andradite Garnet
Stanley Butte Area, Santa Teresa Mountains, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
4.8 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $158
Bismuth (excellent crystals!)
Das Aufgeklärte Glück Mine, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
6.0 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Gillardite (rare)
132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia (Type Locality)
Ex. Gerry Morvell
6.3 x 4.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Ferroactinolite (RARE locality specimen)
Minarets Mining District, Ritter Range, Madera Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
5.5 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Fluorapatite var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite (large rare locality specimen)
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Jack Eaker
18.2 x 13.7 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Veszelyite with Cuprodongchuanite (very rare)
Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
7.7 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $350
Hematite pseudomorph after Marcasite (classic material)
White Desert, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
4.7 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Variscite with Foggite (rare locality specimen)
Gascoyne River, Milgun Station, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Ex. Al Kidwell
7.7 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $71
Proustite with Polybasite
Imiter Mine, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. John Dagenais
8.3 x 6.2 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $244
Shattuckite with Malachite
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.3 x 5.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Fused Chromium-III Oxide (synthetic)
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.3 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $56
Hematite on Quartz
Cavradischlucht, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Vorderrheintal, Grisons, Switzerland
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.5 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $127
Wulfenite (classic material)
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Dave Bergman
8.3 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $193
Tourmaline
Chhappu, Braldu Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.3 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $585
Sulfur (rare TEXAS locality)
Duval Fort Stockton Mine, Pecos Co., Texas, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.7 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Quartz var: Amethyst
Les Isserts, Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
9.7 x 7.2 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $400
Marcasite (''needles'')
Liguria, Italy
7.3 x 7.2 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $76