CONSIGNMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends December 9th

Ends Thursday, December 9th, 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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Cassiterite (excellent quality) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Viloco mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
3.5 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Vivianite
Tomokoni adit, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, 36 km NE of Potosi, Bolivia
3.8 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Vauxite with Paravauxite (new find)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
6.2 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Wavellite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.0 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Apatite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.5 x 4.2 x 1.9 cm
Ferberite (twin)
Tasna mine, Rosario section of Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.8 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Gold on Quartz
Little Johnnie Mine (Ibex Mine), Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
1.1 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm
Rhodochrosite (mined 1978) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
4.7 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm
Pyrite (classic "Cathedral Gothic" faces) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
#3 Ore Body, 1250' Level, Black Cloud Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
1.2 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Pyrosmalite-(Mn) (rare) (ex Rich Kosnar and Pat Gross Collections)
1400 Foot Level, Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey
less than 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1 cm
Apophyllite on Pectolite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
2.4 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm
Atacamite (old specimen) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Atacama Province, Chile (Type Locality)
8.8 x 6.3 x 5.8 cm
Azurite with Malachite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona
3.6 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm
Copper
Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona
5.7 x 5.1 x 2.7 cm
Sphalerite (gemmy!)
Mogilata deposit, Septemvri mine, Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
3.1 x 2.1 x 1.5 cm
Calcite (gemmy "flower")
Wenshan Mine, Dulong ore field, Wenshan Co., Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
4.7 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm
Pyrite Concretion
Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
7.0 x 5.8 x 4.5 cm
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin area, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Central South Region, China
9.0 x 5.3 x 4.6 cm
Prehnite on Quartz (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Brandberg area, Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia
5.3 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm
Schorl with Topaz
Stak Nala, Skardu Road, Haramosh Mts., Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.8 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Tourmaline (multi-color "blue cap" crystal) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Sapo mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.0 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Heliodor (mint green color) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Volodarsk-Volynskii, Zhytomyr Oblast', Ukraine
5.0 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Fluorite (color change)
Afghanistan
4.55 ct, 11.94 mm x 9.73 mm
Dioptase (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
15.0 x 7.6 x 6.1 cm
Siderite on Pyrite with Stannite
Siete Suyos mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Sud Chichas Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
5.1 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
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