Assorted Mineral Auction - Mixed Collections

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted piece from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Dr. Vasco Trancoso, Kurt Hefendehl, Chet Lemanski, Bill and Anne Cook, Dave Bergman, 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. Excellent large "floater" twin of rich red SPINEL from Myanmar
2. Wonderful AQUAMARINE on matrix with MOVING WATER BUBBLE INCLUSION!                                              
3. Large TENNANTITE crystals from Tsumeb – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
4. Fine quality DIOPTASE crystal group with CALCITE from Rep. of the Congo
5. Rarely seen BISMUTHINITE with VAUXITE from Bolivia – ex Chet Lemanski Collection
6. A really cool purple SCHEELITE from South Korea showing unique 2-generation growth – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
7. Interesting / unusual FLUORAPOPHYLLITE-(K) from China – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
8. A lovely thumbnail of fine quality TORBERNITE from the Margabal Mine, France –ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection
9. A very nice CHONDRODITE crystal from Sweden – ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection
10. Rarities include CYLINDRITE, BAHIANITE, ZANAZZIITE, HUTCHINSONITE, ELPIDITE, ZAPATALITE, BAZZITE and ARTINITE with DESAUTELSITE  
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Zoisite var: Tanzanite
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts., Simanjiro Dist., Manyara Region, Tanzania
1.1 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Cylindrite (very rare)
Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó Town, Poopó Prov., Oruro, Bolivia (Type Locality)
5.3 x 4.9 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $101
Precious Opal (Crystal Opal) (multi-color)
Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.0 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm, 2.59 grams
Winning Bid: $231
Calcite
Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Ex. Dave Bergman
4.7 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Brazilianite (doubly-terminated) on Albite
Telírio Claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.7 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $875
Quartz var: Prase (classic material)
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
6.7 x 5.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $98
Pink Fluorite with Quartz
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 6.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $915
Bahianite (exceptionally rare)
Paramirim das Crioulas, Érico Cardoso, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Chet Lemanski
0.5 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Zanazziite with Eosphorite on Rose Quartz (Mined: 1974)
Ilha Claim (Lavra da Ilha), Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.1 x 2.5 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $103
Galena (unique skeletal cubic crystals)
Septemvri Mine, Madan Ore Field, Smolyan Prov., Bulgaria
6.2 x 5.4 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $91
Brochantite (fine classic material)
Douglas Hill Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Dist., Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
6.6 x 4.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Gold (rare locality specimen)
El Oro Province, Ecuador
0.8 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Hutchinsonite (rare)
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca Dist., Santiago de Chuco Prov., La Libertad Dept., Peru
8.8 x 8.7 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $313
Fluorite (''phantom'' crystal) with Calcite
Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, USA
7.2 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $340
Bismuthinite with Vauxite (RARE association)
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Prov., Potosí, Bolivia
Ex. Chet Lemanski
6.3 x 4.6 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $435
Annabergite
Lavrion District, Attikí Prefecture, Greece
Ex. Bob Reynolds
4.3 x 4.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $159
Scheelite (2 generations) on Quartz (old classic)
Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Prov., South Korea
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.7 x 5.2 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $172
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
4.5 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $253
Fluorite (gemmy crystals) with Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
8.0 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $156
Anatase on Albite and Quartz
Taftan, near Dalbandi, Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan
6.3 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Topaz
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Dave Bergman
2.7 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $132
Sphalerite (gemmy crystals)
Krushev Dol Mine, Madan Ore Field, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
1.7 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $152
Smithsonite with Duftite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Al Kidwell
9.3 x 5.6 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Andradite var: Melanite
Agoudim, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.3 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $163
Turquoise
Bijiashan Turquoise Mine, Huashan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
2.3 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $51
Bazzite (rare)
Fibbia, Fontana, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Ex. Kay Robertson
2.5 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Corundum var: Ruby
Aliabad marbles, Aliabad, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Chet Lemanski
3.6 x 3.3 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Fluorapophyllite-(K) (unusual locality specimen)
Fengjiashan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.7 x 6.7 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Torbernite (classic locality)
Margabal Mine, Entraygues-sur-Truyère, Rodez, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
2.1 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $155