Ex Collection Auction: Alex Venzke

This eclectic auction features many fine and unique specimens and pieces from the collection of Alex Venzke. Recent finds, worldwide classics, historical specimens, and rarities are highlighted. Many are species and localities you normally don't see in auctions.

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Fluorite with Quartz
Larkin's Quarry, Shannapheasteen, Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland
Ex. Alex Venzke
3.3 x 3.0 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Hematite with Goethite
Montreal Mine, Montreal, Gogebic Range, Iron Co., Wisconsin, USA
Ex. Alex Venzke
5.4 x 4.4 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) and Calcite
Chantilly Quarry, Chantilly, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA
Ex. Alex Venzke
5.6 x 5.4 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $213
Hematite
Le Haycot, Brézouard Massif, Ste Marie-aux-Mines, France
Ex. Alex Venzke
3.6 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $308
Wulfenite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Venzke
2.9 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $675
Fluorite and Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Ex. Alex Venzke
3.3 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Lazulite on Wagnerite (rare find)
Raidlgraben, Fritzbach valley, Werfen, Salzburg, Austria
Ex. Franz Stiermayer; Alex Venzke
1.8 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Gypsum (very fluorescent!)
Willow Creek, Nanton, Alberta, Canada
Ex. Alex Venzke
4.1 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $168
Goethite ps. Siderite and Schorl
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Alex Venzke
4.3 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $275
Fluorite on Baryte
Emilio Mine, Colunga Dist., Asturias, Spain
Ex. Alex Venzke
5.1 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $294