Assorted Minerals 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, Dave Bergman, Rich Kosnar, 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. Beautiful GEM quality vivid pink color VÄRYNENITE from Pakistan
2. Classic DESCLOIZITE from Namibia with fantastic crystallization!
3. Gorgeous 4-crystal set of GEM quality SCAPOLITES from Tanzania – ex Ron Romanella
4. Wonderful crystallized LAZURITE on matrix from Afghanistan – Brian Kosnar Collection
5. A rare combo of PLANCHEITE with BARYTE from DR Congo
6. Classic strong blue colored HEMIMORPHITE from Italy
7. Superb DEEP RED PYRARGYRITE crystal from Fresnillo, Mexico
8. WATER-CLEAR blue TOPAZ crystal from Brazil – ex Dave Bergman Collection
9. Classic rich green VIVIANITE from Bolivia – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
10. Fantastic VESZELYITE crystals on matrix from China
11. Rarities include SINCOSITE, HYDROBORACITE, DEERITE, STURMANITE/ETTRINGITE and COLORADOITE

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Lazurite (fine crystal)
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Kuran wa Munjan Dist., Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Ex. Brian Kosnar
6.1 x 5.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $308
Descloizite (unique style)
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Ex. Rich Kosnar
6.2 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $191
Diopside (classic material)
De Kalb, De Kalb Township, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA
2.8 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Cassiterite (cyclic twins) (old classic)
Horní Slavkov, Sokolov Dist., Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Ex. Brian Kosnar; Willard Wulff; Lazard Cahn
3.7 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Titanite on Calcite
Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.3 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Vanadinite (fine crystals) on Baryte
Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Prov., Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
5.1 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $261
Native Bismuth (rare locality specimen) (2021 find)
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
2.1 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Hausmannite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
4.8 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Rhodizite (very rare)
Tetezantsio pegmatites, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Ex. Brian Kosnar
5.3 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $221
Fluorapatite with Epidote and ''Byssolite''
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.7 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $171
Witherite (fine classic material)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
4.3 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $139
Plancheite with Baryte and Malachite (rare combo)
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines Project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Ex. Brian Kosnar
9.1 x 6.3 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $166
Vivianite (classic material)
Morococala Mine, Dalence Prov., Oruro, Bolivia
Ex. Rich Kosnar
6.2 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $287
Sincosite with Phosphovanadylite-(Ca) (very rare)
South Rasmussen Ridge Phosphate Mine, Soda Springs, Caribou Co., Idaho, USA
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.2 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Quartz (''Herkimer-Style'' Quartz)
Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer County, New York, USA
2.3 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $203
Dolomite with Quartz and Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.3 x 6.9 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $225
Wulfenite with Mimetite
San Juan Poniente, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
6.3 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $795
Quartz var: Amethyst (''Cactus'' style crystals)
Boekenhoutshoek, Mkobola Dist., Mpumalanga, South Africa
8.7 x 6.1 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $91
Gypsum var: Selenite
Gmina Dobrzyń nad Wisłą, Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Ex. Chet Lemanski
8.3 x 8.1 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $101
Prehnite with Epidote
Djouga Diggings, Bendougou, Diakon, Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
5.8 x 5.1 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $390
Aragonite
La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
3.0 x 2.3 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Andradite-Grossular Garnet Series
Koukouri Diggings, Trantimou, Diakon, Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
3.7 x 3.4 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Pink and Green Tourmaline (polished slice)
San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
2.7 x 2.2 x 0.4 cm, 6.1 grams
Winning Bid: $240
Wavellite (classic material)
Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
9.1 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $261
Sturmanite coating Ettringite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
2.1 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $72
Hydroboracite (superb classic crystals)
Deposit No. 06, Inder B deposit and salt dome, Inder, Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan (Type Locality)
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.3 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $430
Fluorite (multi-color "phantom" crystals)
Okorusu Mine (Okarusu Mine), Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
4.7 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $500
Deerite (incredibly rare)
Laytonville Quarry, Laytonville, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA (Type Locality)
Ex. Chet Lemanski
5.7 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Väyrynenite (very rare gem crystal)
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.2 x 0.3 x 0.1 cm
Winning Bid: $425
Scapolite (4 crystal set)
Marble Occurrence, Morogoro, Uluguru Mts, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Ex. Ron Romanella
6.1 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm to 2.7 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $420