CONSIGNMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends July 7th

Ends Thursday, July 7th, 2011 at 6:45 PM (Central Time)
Consignments from the Kosnar family collections and inventory (with many classic minerals and Bolivian specimens) - also several colorful specimens i.e., a Cuprian Smithsonite from Tsumeb, a sharp Ruby crystal on matrix from Afghanistan, and a beautiful GEM AQUAMARINE from Jaqueto, Brazil !
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Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
4.2 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm
Magnetite
Cerro Huanaquino, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.4 x 4.4 x 3.9 cm
Vauxite with Paravauxite and Childrenite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for two species)
4.8 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm
Scorzalite (rare) (new find)
Estano Orcko mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Saavedra Province, Potosu Department, Bolivia
3.2 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm
Danburite (rare blue color)
Alto Chapare, Chapare Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
2.6 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm
Wavellite (new find)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.7 x 3.4 x 2.9 cm
Ludlamite
Huanuni mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
3.1 x 2.3 x 0.8 cm
Bournonite
Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.3 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Hubnerite with Quartz (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Huallypon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
3.7 x 3.1 x 2.2 cm
Fluorite (multi-color crystals) with Quartz (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
El Hammam Mine (El Hamman Mine), El Hammam (El Hamman), Meknes, Meknes Prefecture, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
4.8 x 4.6 x 1.8 cm
Prehnite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey
5.8 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm
Rhodochrosite with Fluorite (ex Brian Kosnar collection)
Sweet Home mine, near Alma, Park County, Colorado
1.8 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Dioptase (new find) (large crystal)
Kimbedi, Pool Region, Republic of the Congo
3.8 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Calcite ("flower")
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan Co., Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
7.8 x 5.8 x 5.7 cm
Calcite on Siderite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Billy Creek Wildlife Refuge, Ouray County, Colorado
1.8 x 0.9 x 0.6 cm
Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
5.5 x 4.9 x 3.6 cm
Stibnite (good sized crystal)
Wuling Antimony mine, Xinning, Nanchang area, Jiangxi, East Region, China
17.7 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm
Ruby Spinel (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma
0.6 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm
Witherite (classic material) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois
7.2 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm
Smoky Quartz Scepter
Royal Scepter Mine, Hallelujah Junction, Petersen Mountain, Washoe County, Nevada
5.2 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm
Ruby (fine sharp crystal)
Jagdalak (Jagdalek) Ruby Mine, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
5.2 x 4.1 x 2.8 cm
Calcite with Pyrite "dusting"
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
10.8 x 7.8 x 4.4 cm
Grossular (two colors)
Sandare, Nioro du Sahel Circle, Kayes Region, Mali
3.1 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Aquamarine (70 grams) (GEM "floater")
Guaratinga (Jaqueto), Bahia, Brazil
7.0 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm
Pyromorphite (rare from Bolivia)
Huari-Hauri, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.1 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Smithsonite (Cuprian)
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
10.1 x 8.8 x 4.8 cm
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