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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Brookite
Taftan, Chagai District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan
3.2 x 2.0 x 0.1 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Quartz (''Mango Quartz'')
Cabiche, Quípama Mun., Boyacá Dept., Colombia
8.2 x 5.3 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $535
Veszelyite (rare)
Dongchuan Dist., Kunming, Yunnan, China
3.6 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Galena
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
8.7 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Fluorite (multi-color) (polished)
Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Rock Currier
3.7 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Calcite on Quartz
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Mitrovica, Kosovo
4.3 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Olivenite with Conichalcite
Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Ex. Colin Manlove
8.2 x 5.8 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Fluorite with Calcite (2021 find)
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Yizhang Co., Hunan, China
8.2 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Roselite (classic material)
Bou Azzer, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
8.2 x 5.7 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Albite pseudomorph after Scapolite
Griffith Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Ex. Wouter Van Tichelen
5.3 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Tyrolite (rare locality specimen)
Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.3 x 5.9 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Fluorapatite
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Jack Eaker
4.7 x 3.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Gypsum (''floater'' specimen)
Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
3.3 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $187
Pink Opal
Pisco Prov., Ica, Peru
Ex. Colin Manlove
5.6 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Hemimorphite (excellent color)
Sa Duchessa Mine, Oridda Valley, Domusnovas, Sardinia, Italy
Ex. Colin Manlove
8.8 x 4.2 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $900
Topaz (GEM crystal) (1969 find)
Xanda Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.6 x 4.2 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $495
Sphalerite (gemmy crystals)
Kangjiawan Pb-Zn-Ag-Au deposit, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
12.8 x 6.3 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $287
Coloradoite (rare)
Rex Mine, Gold Hill District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.4 x 4.1 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $99
Hydroboracite (fine rare crystals)
Thompson Mine, Boraxo Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek Dist., Inyo Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds; Jim and Dawn Minette
7.2 x 5.7 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Pyrite (rare locality)
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.0 x 6.5 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $99
Creedite (fine color)
Akchatau Mine, Akshatau, Shet, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $188
Stibnite (excellent classic material)
Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Ex. Chet Lemanski; Josef Vajdak
15.2 x 11.8 x 5.9 cm
Winning Bid: $132
Baryte (uncommon from this locality)
Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
12.2 x 9.1 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $710
Calcite (Cobalt-bearing)
Level 165, Aghbar Mine, Aghbar, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
7.6 x 5.1 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $293
Zircon
Anosy, Madagascar
Ex. Colin Manlove
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $91
Schorl with Albite and Quartz
Bulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Chet Lemanski
6.9 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $338
Dioptase
Kimbedi, Mindouli Dist., Pool Dept., Republic of the Congo
6.1 x 3.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $411
Epidote (''Faden'')
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Rich Kosnar
11.7 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $527
Pyrophyllite (rare locality)
Three Buttes (Tres Cerritos), Hornitos Dist., West Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
9.7 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $413
Pyrargyrite (fine crystal)
Fresnillo, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
2.6 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $859