Consignment and Collection Auctions - Ends April 29th

Ends Thursday, April 29th, 2010 at 6:45 PM (Central Time)
Consignments from the Kosnar family collections and inventory (with many classic minerals and Bolivian specimens).
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Pyromorphite (rare from Bolivia)
Huari-Hauri, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
8.0 x 5.2 x 3.4 cm
Ferberite (twin) with minor Chalcopyrite
Tasna mine, Rosario section of Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.1 x 3.9 x 2.5 cm
Bournonite ("cogwheel")
Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.4 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm
Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
3.1 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
Monazite-Ce (New Find!) (Color Change Crystals!)
Cantaco vein, Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
8.8 x 5.6 x 3.4 cm
Wavellite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.8 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
Potosiite (big crystals!)
San Jose mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
4.7 x 4.6 x 1.5 cm
Epidote with Quartz (classic material) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Calumet Iron mine, Turret District, Chaffee County, Colorado
2.7 x 2.3 x 0.9 cm
Hodgkinsonite with Hetaerolite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey
3.5 x 2.4 x 1.1 cm
Malachite ps. Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
2.6 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Babingtonite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
5.1 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm
Goethite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
R. A. Kosnar claim #10 on Yucca Hill, Steven's Ranch, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
5.8 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm
Emerald (from the ALPS!) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Pizzo Marcio, Val Vigezzo, Val d'Ossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy
5.7 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
Quartz (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
4.8 x 4.5 x 2.0 cm
Brochantite
Vallone stope, Cape Calamita Mine (Calamita Mine), Capoliveri, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
4.5 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Pyromorphite
San Andres Mine, Villaviciosa de Curdoba, Curdoba, Andalusia, Spain
3.4 x 2.0 x 1.3 cm
Fluorite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Mt Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
1.6 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm
Petalite (rare champagne color)
Palelni mine, Khetchel Village, Molo Quarter, Momeik Township, Shan Sate, Burma (Myanmar)
2.3 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Amazonite
Konso, Southern Nations and Nationalities Regional State, Ethiopia
6.8 x 6.4 x 6.0 cm
Aquamarine
Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu district, Sichuan Province, China
7.8 x 6.2 x 4.7 cm
Adamite (Cuprian) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
2.6 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Liddicoatite Tourmaline (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Antsikoza pegmatite, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
3.1 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm
Lazulite
Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
3.8 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Vanadinite on Barite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Mibladen Mine, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
11.0 x 9.3 x 6.0 cm
Ametrine
Anahi, Bolivia
6.50 ct, 14.25 mm x 8.79 mm
Tourmaline
Afghanistan
4.30 ct, 10.0 mm x 7.7 mm
Gold (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
12 Stope, 1200' Level, Argentine Vein (#2), Idarado mine, near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado
4.8 x 3.2 x 0.9 cm
Barite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Leeson Pocket, Stoneham, Weld County, Colorado
6.0 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm
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