Assorted Mineral Auction - Worldwide Items

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 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 classic BENITOITE on matrix from California – ex Colin Manlove Collection
2. GEM FLUORITE crystals on QUARTZ from China – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
3. Classic CUPRITE on COPPER from Bisbee, Arizona – ex Dave Bergman Collection
4. RARE gemmy blue-green TOURMALINE from an obscure NIGERIAN locality
5. Attractive, hard to find IMPERIAL TOPAZ from a recent find in Zambia
6. Wonderful GOLD specimen from a rare Arizona locality
7. Desirable CARLETONITE thumbnail from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
8.  Wonderful PROUSTITE on matrix from Morocco
9.  Historic AMAZONITE from Colorado – Mined in 1936 – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
10. Rarities include KIPUSHITE, ZANAZZIITE, JACOBSITE, WELOGANITE and LUDJIBAITE

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Hausmannite (superb crystals)
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Gerry Morvell
8.2 x 5.2 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $581
Benitoite (large crystal)
Gem Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA
Ex. Colin Manlove
4.7 x 3.8 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Tourmaline (RARE locality)
Ijero, Ekiti, Nigeria
Ex. Brian Kosnar
4.7 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm, 10.7 grams
Winning Bid: $430
Schalenblende
Olkusz Mine, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Ex. Brian Kosnar
9.2 x 7.7 x 1.3 cm, 231.6 grams
Winning Bid: $90
Fluor-uvite - Uvite Series (Tourmaline) on Magnesite
Pomba Pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Shields Flynn
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $255
Aegirine on Feldspar
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Malawi
3.8 x 3.6 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Spodumene (gemmy crystal)
Nuristan, Afghanistan
8.2 x 5.2 x 2.1 cm, 208.0 grams
Winning Bid: $270
Gold (rare locality)
Greaterville Mining Dist., Pima Co., Arizona, USA
1.9 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm, 0.61 grams
Winning Bid: $360
Quartz var: Amethyst (''Cactus'' style crystals)
Boekenhoutshoek, Mkobola Dist., Mpumalanga, South Africa
5.7 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $278
Weloganite (rare classic material)
Francon Quarry, Quebec, Canada
Ex. Chet Lemanski
6.0 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $322
Calcite
Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.7 x 5.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Wulfenite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
3.9 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Danburite
Charcas, Mun. de Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
7.0 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Microcline var: Amazonite (Mined: 1936)
C. G. Coil Claim, Goethite Hill, near Lake George, Park Co., Colorado
Ex. Rich Kosnar; Clarence Coil
9.8 x 7.6 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $445
Baryte (great quality)
Meikle Mine, Bootstrap Dist., Elko Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
6.5 x 4.8 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Chalcopyrite on Quartz
Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș, Romania
Ex. Colin Manlove
7.7 x 6.1 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Aragonite (classic material)
Giumentaro Mine, Capodarso, Enna, Enna Province, Sicily, Italy
Ex. Al Kidwell
9.8 x 5.2 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $67
Chrysocolla (Eilat Stone)
Eilat, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel
4.1 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $86
Fluorapophyllite-(K) with Natrolite
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Al Kidwell
4.7 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $34
Fluorite
Homestake-Jack Pot Mine, Oatman Dist., Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.2 x 4.8 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Calcite (manganese-bearing) with Sphalerite and Galena
2nd Sovietskii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
7.3 x 6.7 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $148
Phosphosiderite (rare)
Boa Vista Pegmatite, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Brian Kosnar
2.3 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Fluorapatite on Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.3 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Forsterite var: Peridot (gemmy)
Sapat Gali, Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
2.2 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $142
Red Baron Agate
Indonesia
44.50 mm x 16.37 mm, 43.10 cts
Winning Bid: $87
Sphalerite
Tri-State District, USA
Ex. Gerry Morvell
7.7 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $66
Fluorite on Quartz
Climax Mine, Fremont Pass, Lake Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Gary Weaver
9.3 x 7.3 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Siderite
Kaiwu Mine, Hezhang County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
5.3 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $96
Calcite with Duftite
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
6.4 x 5.8 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Kyanite (rare New England locale)
Kyanite Prospect (Judd's Bridge), Washington, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
11.8 x 7.7 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $78