Assorted Worldwide 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 Chet Lemanski, Dave Bergman, Gerry Morvell, Colin Manlove, Kurt Hefendehl, Al Kidwell, Rich 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 multi-colored gemmy TOURMALINE crystal from the Pederneira Mine, Brazil
2. Attractive STILBITE on PREHNITE and EPIDOTE from Mali – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
3. Doubly-terminated CALCITE on matrix from Joplin, Missouri – ex Dave Bergman Collection
4. Newly mined QUARTZ/AGATE with MOVING WATER BUBBLE INCLUSION from Indonesia
5. Interesting and rarely seen purplish ARAGONITE from the Czech Republic – ex Chet Lemanski Collection
6. Classic ROSE QUARTZ with MUSCOVITE from 1970s discovery in Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
7. GEM QUALITY WULFENITE crystals with CALCITE and MIMETITE from Mexico – ex Dave Bergman Collection
8. Attractive BIG "RAINBOW HEMATITE" specimen from Brazil – ex Rock Currier Collection
9. Fine rare MIMETITE specimen from the Mt Bonnie Mine, Australia
10. Rich red-orange colored HEULANDITE-Ca crystals from Australia – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
11. Very hard to find SCHEELITE specimen from the Fenomeno Mine, Mexico
12.  Rarities include:  VAUXITE with PARAVAUXITE, FERRIVAUXITE and METAVAUXITE along with JOURAVSKITE, BULTFONTEINITE, BOTRYOGEN and HYDROBORACITE

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Beryl var: Aquamarine
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.8 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm, 23.6 grams
Winning Bid: $330
Wulfenite (GEM crystals) with Calcite on Mimetite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.8 x 2.3 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Acanthite (excellent crystals)
Imiter Mine, Djebel Saghro, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Morocco
3.2 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Andradite var: Melanite
New Idria District, San Benito Co., California, USA
Ex. Richard Rossi
5.7 x 5.6 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Stilbite Subgroup on Prehnite (uncommon association)
Diaboukara, Diakon, Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 6.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $239
Bultfonteinite (rare and fine quality)
Shijiangshan Mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
7.7 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $299
Fluorapatite
Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Jack Eaker
9.7 x 9.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $72
Azurite with Malachite
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
4.1 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $127
Quartz var: Agate with moving water bubble inclusion (NEW FIND!)
Java, Indonesia
2.7 x 1.6 x 0.8 cm, 8.97 grams
Winning Bid: $77
Red Quartz
Tarya Mine, Tinejdad, Er Rachidia Prov., Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
6.6 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Pink Chalcedony (fluorescent)
South of Deming, Luna Co., New Mexico, USA
5.0 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Sulfur (doubly-terminated)
Maybee Quarry, Exeter Township, Monroe Co., Michigan, USA
3.6 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Andradite Garnet with Epidote
Marki Khel, Spin Ghar range, Khogyani District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
7.7 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Cuprite (rare locality specimen)
Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field, Dexing Co., Shangrao, Jiangxi, China
Ex. Colin Manlove
7.5 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $240
Calcite with Mimetite
Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
8.2 x 6.4 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Celestine (great color) (New Find - 2023)
Laman Celestine Deposit, Qala e Naw District, Badghis, Afghanistan
4.2 x 3.7 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Harmotome (fine classic crystals)
Bellsgrove Quarry, Strontian, North West Highlands (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK
Ex. Gerry Morvell; J. Cilen
7.5 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Aragonite (rare locality and color)
Všechlapy Quarry, Všechlapy, Zabrušany, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.2 x 6.9 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $276
Gypsum var: Selenite (''fishtail'' twins)
Lubin Mine, Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Ex. Chet Lemanski
6.6 x 4.7 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $53
Smithsonite (Copper-bearing) (NEW FIND!)
East Java, Indonesia
5.9 x 5.4 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $52
Fluorapatite (fluorescent)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.5 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $73
Quartz var: Rose with Muscovite (1970s)
Ilha Claim (Lavra da Ilha), Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.0 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Vivianite (RARE locality specimen) (1970s)
Ilha Claim (Lavra da Ilha), Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
8.6 x 5.8 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Hematite (''Rainbow Hematite'')
Andrade Mine, João Monlevade, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rock Currier
19.1 x 4.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $390
Chlorargyrite var: Bromian Chlorargyrite (rare)
Broken Hill Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso; George Elling
3.3 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $107
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
5.7 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Botryogen (rare)
Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.3 x 3.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Malachite (rare Alpine locality)
Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Ex. Henryk Drygalski
8.2 x 6.4 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Mimetite (rare locality specimen)
Mount Bonnie Mine, Grove Hill, Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australia
4.7 x 4.6 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Wavellite (beautiful color)
Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
7.1 x 6.6 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $121