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Graphite (3 specimens)
Lead Hill Mines, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Township, Essex Co., New York, USA
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf
6.5 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm; 6.2 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm; 5.2 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Smithsonite (classic locality) (circa 1890)
Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf; John Legro
7.3 x 7.1 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Manganite with Quartz and Baryte (classic material) (late 1800s)
Manganese Deposit, Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany (Type Locality)
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf
10.1 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $338
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Wheatley Mines, Schuylkill Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf
8.1 x 6.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $805
Vesuvianite (''Egeran'') (rare old locality specimen)
Hazlov, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf
7.1 x 3.9 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $113
Phosgenite (fine classic material)
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Prov., Sardinia, Italy
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf; Carl Bosch; Smithsonian Institution
4.6 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $456
Calcite (Manganese-bearing) with orange Baryte
Montreal Mine, Montreal, Gogebic Range, Iron Co., Wisconsin, USA
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf
5.3 x 5.2 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Titanite (''V''-twin) on a Smoky Quartz Gwindel
Dodo Mine, Saranpaul, Berezovo District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf
5.6 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $535
Azurite with Smithsonite (classic material)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf
10.7 x 5.8 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $713
Vesuvianite (old classic) (Mined: 1837)
Zermatt - Saas Fee area, Valais, Switzerland
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf
3.2 x 2.6 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $245
Vesuvianite var: Cerian Vesuvianite with Perovskite and Andradite var: Melanite
Perovskite Peak, San Benito Peak, San Benito Co., California, USA
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf
9.3 x 6.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Tyrolite (rare) (Mined: circa 1890)
Tintic Mining District, Juab Co., Utah, USA
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf; John Legro
9.0 x 6.3 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $186
Hausmannite (rare historic specimen)
Oehrenstock, Langewiesen, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany (Type Locality)
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf; Dr. Friedrich Krantz; John Parnau
5.6 x 4.6 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $446
Vesuvianite (fine locality specimen)
Sanford, York Co., Maine, USA
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf; Ernie Schlichter
8.3 x 6.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $211
Smithsonite on reticulated Cerussite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf; Don Belsher
8.1 x 7.7 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $227
Gismondine Subgroup (rare historic specimen) (Mined: 1878)
Břidličný vrch, Dolni Zálezly, Ústí nad Labem District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf; Lazard Cahn
8.6 x 4.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $349
Kyanite (rare locality)
Thomas Mine (Balsam Gap Kyanite Location), Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf
5.2 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Heulandite-Ca with rare FLUORITE association
Gibelbach, Fiesch, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Ex. Dr. Bob Lauf
15.2 x 7.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $666
Tourmaline (doubly-terminated)
Candy Cane Pocket, Beni Bouzra, Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region, Morocco
3.5 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm, 14.69 grams
Winning Bid: $1,300
Spessartine Garnet
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
9.0 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $298
Cornetite (rare)
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo (Type Locality)
Ex. Rock Currier
5.1 x 2.8 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $301
Rubellite Tourmaline
Nigeria
11.18 mm x 9.13 mm, 4.25 ct
Winning Bid: $102
Pyrope Garnet (Anthill Garnet)
Buell Park, Sawmill, Defiance Plateau, Apache Co., Arizona, USA
5.00 mm x 3.78 mm, 0.36 ct
Winning Bid: $15
Madeira Citrine (heated)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.85 mm, 0.46 ct
Winning Bid: $15
Fluorite (color change)
Morocco
17.05 mm x 12.72 mm, 11.89 ct
Winning Bid: $249
Fluorite
Morocco
13.15 mm x 7.93 mm, 3.17 ct
Spinel
Tanzania
3.36 mm, 0.16 ct
Fluorite
Morocco
12.89 mm x 9.12 mm, 5.28 ct
Zircon
Sri Lanka
5.72 mm x 3.37 mm, 0.59 ct
Sapphire
Sri Lanka
7.62 mm x 4.62 mm, 1.05 ct
Winning Bid: $135