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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Red Quartz
Meknès Prefecture, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
8.3 x 5.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $405
Baryte
Rock Candy Mine, Grand Forks, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Ex. Al Kidwell
4.2 x 3.1 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $87
Erythrite
Bou Azzer Mine, Ouisselsate Caïdat, Ouarzazate Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
3.3 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $92
Fluorite (GEMMY crystals)
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.3 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Cuprite var: Chalcotrichite (rare locality specimen)
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo Dist., Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Les Presmyk
4.7 x 3.4 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Topaz (unique habit)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.4 x 3.7 x 2.1 cm, 62.08 grams
Winning Bid: $179
Spessartine with Smoky Quartz on Microcline
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
7.5 x 4.7 x 2. cm
Winning Bid: $390
Sphalerite (gemmy twins) (rare locality)
Dongxiang Cu-polymetallic Deposit, Dongxiang Co., Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
8.2 x 8.1 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $241
Fluorite (rare locality specimen)
Sheshodonnell East Mine, Carran, The Burren, Clare County, Munster, Ireland
7.7 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $281
Pyrite (classic material)
Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
Ex. John Dagenais
7.8 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Celestine (great color) (New Find - 2023)
Laman Celestine Deposit, Qala e Naw District, Badghis, Afghanistan
5.2 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Corundum var: Sapphire (uncommon locality)
Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
3.4 x 3.3 x 1.0 cm, 37.52 grams
Winning Bid: $270
Fluorite (rare locality specimen)
Taourirt Complex, Taourirt Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
6.2 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Spessartine Garnet (''floater'' crystal)
Navegadora Claim, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
4.3 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm, 31.95 grams
Winning Bid: $361
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
Winning Bid: $540