Assorted Mineral Specimen Auction

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted pieces from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Demetrius Pohl, Chet Lemanski, Dr. Vasco Trancoso, Kurt Hefendehl, Bill and Anne Cook, Colin Manlove, 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 LUDLAMITE specimen from the Colavi Mine, Bolivia
2. Fantastic twinned CASSITERITE crystals from Brazil – ex Brian Kosnar
3. Rare beautiful AQUAMARINE crystals with rare DARK BLUE "CAPS" from Pakistan
4. Wonderful thumbnail specimen of HEMIMORPHITE from the 79 Mine in Arizona – ex Kyle Kevorkian Collection
5. Gorgeous "ICE" FLUORITE crystals from the Huanggang Mine, China – ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection
6. Superb matrix display specimen of AUSTINITE from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico – ex Brian Kosnar
7. GEM QUALITY DIASPORE crystal from Turkey – ex Demetrius Pohl Collection
8. Rarely seen FLUORITE with GREENOCKITE from Kentucky – ex Chet Lemanski Collection
9. Attractive RUBY SPINEL crystal from Myanmar – ex Ron Romanella Collection
10. Eye-catching rare golden colored TOURMALINE (polished slice) from Mexico – ex Bill Larson Collection
11. Rarities include LINNAEITE, LOPEZITE (synthetic), GETCHELLITE, INDERITE and HUBEITE

                                                                                                                                                     

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Scheelite (classic material) (fluorescent)
Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Prov., South Korea
Ex. Ron Romanella
4.3 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Getchellite (rare and fine) with Orpiment and Stibnite
Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Dist., Osgood Mts., Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
5.2 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Halite (fine quality for the locality)
Salton Sea, Imperial Co., California, USA
Ex. David Burgess
6.3 x 4.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Tourmaline (polished slice) (rare color and locality)
Chuqui Mine, Rosa de Castilla, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
Ex. Bill Larson
4.6 x 4.1 x 0.4 cm, 19.5 grams
Winning Bid: $260
Quartz with Siderite and Pyrite
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Mitrovica, Kosovo
8.1 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Linarite (classic material)
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg Dist., Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.9 x 5.4 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $255
Calcite
Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.9 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Wulfenite
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.2 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $408
Datolite (fine crystals)
Bor Pit, Dalnegorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
6.2 x 5.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $262
Lepidolite with Indicolite Tourmaline and Cookeite
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
9.6 x 8.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $231
Inderite (fine rare crystals)
Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds; Al Ordway
9.6 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Beryl (RARE locality specimen)
Triple Chance Mine, Thackaringa district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Al Kidwell
6.8 x 5.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $146
Baryte
Cartersville, Bartow Co., Georgia, USA
4.7 x 4.5 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Fluorite
Iron Flats, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
Ex. Chet Lemanski
8.3 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Calcite (unusual specimen)
Bustillos Mine, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
8.3 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $51
Mimetite with Wulfenite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
3.7 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Hubeite (rare) with Inesite
Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper Mine), Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China (Type Locality for Hubeite)
Ex. Chet Lemanski
9.2 x 8.1 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $129
Pseudomalachite (rare locality)
Mount Glorious Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
6.3 x 6.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Ludlamite (good sized crystals) (rare locality)
Colavi Mine, Machacamarca Dist., Cornelio Saavedra Prov., Potosí, Bolivia
6.2 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Lazurite (excellent sharp crystals)
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
7.2 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $221
Cassiterite (excellent twin)
Araçuaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Brian Kosnar
6.2 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $401
Beryl var: Aquamarine (with rare dark blue ''caps'')
Shengus, Roundu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.9 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Prehnite (beautiful form and color)
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Ex. Tim Sherburn
4.3 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $79
Strengite
Indian Mountain, Cherokee Co., Alabama, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
7.3 x 5.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Quartz var: Amethyst (polished slice)
Ametista do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.2 x 3.7 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Gmelinite-Na on Chabazite
Flinders area, Victoria, Australia
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.2 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Chalcocite (classic material)
Bristol Copper Mine, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
9.2 x 5.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,700
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Jalgaon District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India
5.2 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $225
Erythrite (classic material)
Bou Azzer Mine, Ouisselsate Caïdat, Ouarzazate Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
7.3 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Cordierite var: Iolite (rare locality)
White Schist occurrence, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
4.8 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $269