CONSIGNMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends January 13th

Ends Thursday, January 13th, 2011 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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Andorite (ex Federico Ahlfeld specimen)
San Jose mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
2.1 x 2.0 x 1.1 cm
Vauxite (excellent color)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (Type Locality)
2.6 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Cassiterite (gemmy)
Viloco mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
2.2 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm
Bournonite ("cogwheel" on matrix) (new find)
Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.8 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Wavellite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.6 x 4.8 x 3.0 cm
Pyromorphite (rare from Bolivia)
Huari-Hauri, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.8 x 5.0 x 4.8 cm
Silver
Porco mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
4.3 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm
Goethite on Smoky Quartz with Fluorite (rare matrix piece) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
R. A. Kosnar claim on Goethite Hill, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
8.3 x 5.9 x 3.2 cm
Prehnite (great color) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Count, New Jersey
6.2 x 4.3 x 2.9 cm
Scorodite (ex Pat Gross and Richard Kosnar Collections)
Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey
0.3 x 0.2 x 0.2 cm
Chalcocite (classic material) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin
4.1 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Fluorite
Denton mine, Hardin County, Illinois
4.2 x 4.0 x 3.3 cm
Albite (var: "Cleavelandite") (rare BLUE color)
Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana
2.4 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Nickeline (rare)
Valsassina, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
3.8 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Grossular (var: "Hessonite") (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
4.3 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Hematite ("Iron Roses") on Adularia (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Fibbia, Fontana, Central St Gotthard Massif, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland
7.0 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm
Opal-AN (Hyalite Opal) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Valec (Waltsch), Doupov (Duppau), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Buhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
6.1 x 5.4 x 3.6 cm
Quartz with Amethyst "phantoms" (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Goboboseb Mountain, Brandberg area, Uis District, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.1 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
Andradite (var: "Topazolite") (new find!)
Antetezambato, Ambanja, Madagascar
2.5 x 1.9 x 1.0 cm
Spinel
Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
1.8 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
Rhodochrosite on Quartz
Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao ("Babu"), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
5.7 x 5.3 x 3.7 cm
Fluorite
Shangbao mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
6.0 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm
Tourmaline (bicolor)
Brazil
6.76 ct, 10.52 mm
Andesine (very rare)
Tibet
3.96 ct, 10.81 mm
Prousite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
2.0 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
Gold on Quartz
Little Johnnie Mine (Ibex Mine), Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
0.8 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm
Vivianite (curved crystals) (classic material)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
8.3 x 7.0 x 3.2 cm
Augelite (gemmy twin!) (new find)
Estano Orcko mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.5 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
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