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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Beryl var: Aquamarine (unique ''floater'' cat's eye crystal)
Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.5 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm, 37.01 grams
Current Bid: $125
Time Left:
Close Time: 10/24/2024 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Hematite on Quartz
Cavradischlucht, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Vorderrheintal, Grisons, Switzerland
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.5 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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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
Current Bid: $45
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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
Current Bid: $10
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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
Starting Bid: $10
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Epidote (attractive crystals)
Zard Mountain, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan Dist., Balochistan, Pakistan
5.2 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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Tourmaline
Chhappu, Braldu Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.3 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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Fluorite (rare locality specimen)
Klichka, Borzya, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.2 x 7.3 x 5.7 cm
Current Bid: $80
Time Left:
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Rhodochrosite (classic material)
Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
6.2 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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Topaz (unique habit)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.4 x 3.7 x 2.1 cm, 62.08 grams
Current Bid: $10
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Celestine (great color) (New Find - 2023)
Laman Celestine Deposit, Qala e Naw District, Badghis, Afghanistan
5.2 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $15
Time Left:
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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
Starting Bid: $10
Time Left:
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Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Mun., Sonora, Mexico
3.7 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $100
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Calcite
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
9.6 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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Spessartine with Smoky Quartz on Microcline
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
7.5 x 4.7 x 2. cm
Current Bid: $115
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Corundum var: Sapphire (uncommon locality)
Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
3.4 x 3.3 x 1.0 cm, 37.52 grams
Starting Bid: $10
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Sulfur (rare TEXAS locality)
Duval Fort Stockton Mine, Pecos Co., Texas, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.7 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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Cassierite (twins)
The Gulf, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.7 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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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
Current Bid: $10
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Calcite (twin) (uncommon locality)
Ton Mawr Quarry, Pentyrch, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Ex. Tim Sherburn
3.0 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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Plumbogummite (fine color and quality)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
7.7 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Fluoro-richterite
Wilberforce area, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
Ex. Al Kidwell
6.5 x 5.2 x 2.2 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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Sphalerite (gemmy twins) (rare locality)
Dongxiang Cu-polymetallic Deposit, Dongxiang Co., Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
8.2 x 8.1 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Marcasite (''needles'')
Liguria, Italy
7.3 x 7.2 x 5.2 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Fluorite (rare locality specimen)
Taourirt Complex, Taourirt Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
6.2 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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Azurite (''rose'')
Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.2 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Andradite Garnet
Stanley Butte Area, Santa Teresa Mountains, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
4.8 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm
Starting Bid: $10
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Bismuth (excellent crystals!)
Das Aufgeklärte Glück Mine, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
6.0 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Current Bid: $10
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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
Starting Bid: $10
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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
Starting Bid: $10
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