Consignment and Collection Auctions - Ends May 20th

Ends Thursday, May 20th, 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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Vivianite
Tomokoni adit, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, 36 km NE of Potosi, Bolivia
8.7 x 6.3 x 4.0 cm
Monazite-Ce (New Find!)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.3 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm
Wire Silver
Porco mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
2.7 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
Copper
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
8.6 x 6.1 x 0.3 cm
Paravauxite with Sigloite
Contacto vein, Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillos Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
9.6 x 6.6 x 3.0 cm
Tourmaline (ex Kosnar and Petereit Collections)
Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut
4.2 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Babingtonite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey
5.6 x 3.7 x 3.6 cm
Prehnite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey
6.6 x 5.8 x 3.7 cm
Chalcopyrite (twin) (ex Rich Kosnar collection)
Bandora Mine, South Mineral Creek, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado
5.7 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm
Gold (mined 1976 by Rich Kosnar)
#4 Stope, 270 Level, Dixie Mine, Ute Creek, Idaho Springs Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado
1.3 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm
Xenotime
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
2.1 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm
Calcite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
7.0 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Langite
?ubietova (Libethen) ore belt, Western Slovenske Rudohorie Mts, Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
4.1 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Heliodor (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Volodarsk-Volynskii, Zhytomyr Oblast', Ukraine
5.0 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
Fluorite
Xianghualing Mine (Hsianghualing Mine), Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
4.3 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Adularia on Quartz (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Astor, Wazirat District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
5.2 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm
Pyromorphite
Vegadeo, Asturias, Spain
7.2 x 5.1 x 2.7 cm
Smithsonite (Mn-bearing) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
3.0 x 2.3 x 2.0 cm
Sphalerite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Patch Mine, Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado
1.7 x 1.0 x 0.9 cm
Vauxite with Paravauxite and Childrenite (new find)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for two species)
5.0 x 4.8 x 1.2 cm
Pink Heulandite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey
8.3 x 8.2 x 4.1 cm
Hubnerite (new find!)
Himalaya Mine, Mt Illimani, Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
4.3 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Ruby Spinel (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma
6.4 x 5.7 x 4.2 cm
Bournonite (new find)
Machacamarca Mine, near Colavi, Potosi Department, Bolivia
3.8 x 2.9 x 0.9 cm
Azurite and Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Anqing-Guichi Mining District, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
9.7 x 6.2 x 4.8 cm
Ruby (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma
2.7 x 2.3 x 1.0 cm
Ruby (Pre-embargo!)
Burma
0.92 ct, 6.70 mm x 5.07 mm
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