CONSIGNMENT MINERAL COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends August 2nd

Ends Thursday, August 2nd, 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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Copper with Malachite and Cuprite
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
6.7 x 4.5 x 0.5 cm
Sphalerite pseudomorphs after Wurtzite with Pyrite (new find)
San Jose Mine, Oruro, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
4.0 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Vauxite with Paravauxite, Metavauxite and Sigloite (rare material)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for four species)
13.3 x 9.0 x 7.1 cm
Valentinite (2011 find)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
5.0 x 4.1 x 3.4 cm
Paravauxite with Sigloite
Contacto vein, Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
6.8 x 4.4 x 1.9 cm
Ferberite (twin)
Tasna mine, Rosario section of Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.3 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
Vivianite with Childrenite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.1 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Bournonite (interesting crystal combo)
Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Potosi Department, Bolivia
7.5 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm
Smoky Quartz (GEM quality) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
R. A. Kosnar claim on Yucca Hill, Steven's Ranch, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
5.2 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm
Green Fluorite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Sunnyside mine, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado
3.2 x 3.0 x 1.3 cm
Quartz (unique material) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Banska Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
5.0 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm
Aquamarine (gem quality) on Muscovite
Huya Village, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co. Sichuan Province, China
5.2 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm
Prehnite
Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
3.7 x 3.2 x 2.0 cm
Malachite ps. Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
3.1 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm
Schorl with Microcline
Nyet, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
4.1 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Variscite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder County, Utah
9.7 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm
Spessartine Garnet with GEM Smoky Quartz
Wushan, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian, East Region, China
7.14 x 5.2 x 3.6 cm
Opal (highly colorful)
Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta, Wello (Wollo), Afar Province, Ethiopia
1.5 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm
Spodumene (rare locality specimen) (ex Allen Heyl Collection)
Foote Mine, Kings Mountain District, Cleveland County, North Carolina
11.3 x 9.8 x 7.0 cm
Cerussite (GEM quality) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
4.7 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
Tourmaline with gemmy Albite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Golconda pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.7 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Pollucite (rare and good sized)
Afghanistan
1.93 ct, 9.01 mm x 6.59 mm
Gaspeite
Australia
0.70 ct, 6.92 mm x 4.70 mm
Stilbite (ex Allen Heyl Collection)
Fairfax Quarry (Centreville Quarry), Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia
10.2 x 8.8 x 3.3 cm
Danburite (unique blue color)
Alto Chapare District, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
6.5 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Copper
Morenci, Clifton-Morenci District, Shannon Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona
5.6 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Aragonite (classic material)
Tie Siding, Albany County, Wyoming
5.1 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm
Spinel
Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
2.8 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
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