BUY MINERAL SPECIMENS - MINERAL COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends April 5th

Ends Thursday, April 5th, 2012 at 6:45 PM (Central Time)
Consignments from the Kosnar family collections and inventory (with classic minerals, unusual pieces and Bolivian specimens).
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Vivianite
Tomokoni adit, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, 36 km NE of Potosi, Bolivia
3.1 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm
Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite (rare and good quality)
David Mosiah Prospect, Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
1.1 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Vauxite (good color)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (Type Locality)
4.1 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm
Barite (great quality)
Estano Orcko mine, Colavi District, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.9 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Magnetite
Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
9.5 x 9.2 x 4.3 cm
Natrolite/Mesolite
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
12.2 x 8.3 x 3.6 cm
Tetrahedrite (mined by Rich Kosnar)
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
3.2 x 2.4 x 1.2 cm
Chabazite
Wasson's Bluff, Parrsboro, Bay of Fundy, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
2.3 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Copper (sharp crystals)
Northwestern mine, Keweenaw Co., Michigan
6.6 x 5.8 x 3.6 cm
Adamite
Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
4.7 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm
Millerite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Monte Acuto Ragazza, Grizzana, Bologna Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
5.8 x 3.7 x 1.3 cm
Hemimorphite (ex Harold Urish Collection)
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Mun. de Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.5 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm
Quartz ("Fenster") (ex Harold Urish Collection)
Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah
4.7 x 4.5 x 2.6 cm
Galena on Prehnite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Summit Quarry (Houdaille Quarry), Union County, New Jersey
1.1 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Fluorite (unique color)
Yiyang, Tongbai, Henan Province, China
8.3 x 7.2 x 2.7 cm
Spessartine (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Ruby Mountain, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado
4.7 x 3.9 x 2.1 cm
Quartz with Calcite on Dolomite
Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
6.3 x 5.8 x 5.2 cm
Dioptase (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
3.3 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm
Silver (ex Allen Heyl Collection)
Alhambra Mine (Blue Bell Mine), Black Hawk District (Bullard's Peak District), Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
2.6 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm
Chalcophyllite (classic material)
Piesky, Spania Dolina (Herrengrund), Banska Bystrica Co., Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
7.5 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm
Smoky Quartz (scepter)
Royal Scepter Mine, Hallelujah Junction, Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada
5.8 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Epidote with Quartz (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
4.8 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm
Aquamarine and Morganite (rare bicolor crystals)
Baha, Baltistan, Braldu Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.5 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm
Azurite and Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Anqing-Guichi Mining District, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
8.8 x 5.3 x 4.1 cm
Microcline (Baveno twin)
Raikoot, Chilas, Diamer District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
5.4 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Tourmaline
Virgem da Lapa, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.6 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm
Grossular (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Mohmand Agency, FATA, Pakistan
4.3 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm
Boracite (rare pink color)
Alto Chapare, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
4.4 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Devilline (formerly "Herrengrundite") (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Spania Dolina, Starohorske Mts, Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
4.6 x 3.3 x 0.8 cm
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