CONSIGNMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends July 14th

Ends Thursday, July 14th, 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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Rhodochrosite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Sunnyside mine, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado
1.5 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm
Ferberite
Tasna mine, Rosario section of Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
4.4 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Zinkenite on Pyrite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
San Jose mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
5.2 x 3.7 x 2.0 cm
Malachite with Cerussite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
5.1 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm
Andradite (var Demantoid)
Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
6.0 x 4.2 x 1.2 cm
Anatase with Rutile (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Cuiaba District, Gouveia, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
2.2 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Red Calcite (2 generations)
Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper mine), Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
7.7 x 6.2 x 4.5 cm
Rhodochrosite on Quartz
Wutong (Wudong) Mine, Liubao ("Babu"), Cangwu Co., Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
4.1 x 4.0 x 1.8 cm
Apatite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca, Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash, Peru
2.2 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm
Vauxite (good color)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (Type Locality)
2.8 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Azurite and Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Anqing-Guichi Mining District, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
9.3 x 7.2 x 5.4 cm
Chabazite
Wasson's Bluff, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
2.3 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Paravauxite with Sigloite
Contacto vein, Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
6.2 x 3.7 x 1.8 cm
Stilbite with Prehnite
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Count, New Jersey
3.8 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm
Prehnite (finger "cast") (new find)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey
5.0 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
Coquimbite with Chalcanthite
Javier Mine (Javier Ortega Mine), Huachuas, Lucanas Province, Ayacucho Department, Peru
3.5 x 3.0 x 1.7 cm
Sphalerite (classic gemmy green crystals) with Galena (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Portland Mine, in the Ouray Amphitheater, east of the town of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado
1.8 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Hubnerite (hard to find material)
Himalaya Mine, Mt Illimani, Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
5.2 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Spessartine with Muscovite on Albite
Shengus (Shingus), Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
16.1 x 11.0 x 8.2 cm
Sapphire (multicolor set)
Sri Lanka
13 pcs - 1.58 cts, 2.90 mm (approx each)
Diamond Crystal
Africa
0.68 ct, 3.97 mm x 3.89 mm x 3.85 mm
Vivianite
Tomokoni adit, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, 36 km NE of Potosi, Bolivia
3.2 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
Cassiterite
Viloco mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
2.9 x 2.7 x 1.4 cm
Aquamarine
Shigar, Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan
3.4 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
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