CONSIGNMENT MINERALS and KOSNAR COLLECTION and INVENTORY AUCTIONS - Ends November 20th

Ends Thursday, November 20th, 2014 at 6:45 PM (Central Time)
Consignments from the Kosnar family collections and inventory (with classic minerals, unusual pieces, rarities and Bolivian specimens).
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Calcite on Calcite
Daye iron mine, Tieshan District, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
12.7 x 9.8 x 3.7 cm
Dioptase on Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
8.3 x 5.5 x 4.8 cm
Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
5.0 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Hemimorphite (rare blue color) with Cerussite
Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
4.3 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Apophyllite
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Count, New Jersey
10.3 x 7.1 x 3.6 cm
Natrolite with Prehnite casts after Anhydrite
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
9.5 x 6.8 x 6.3 cm
Pyrite (iridescent)
Hunan Province, China
5.3 x 4.8 x 4.3 cm
Boulder Opal (1,530 carats)
Quilpie, Quilpie Shire, Queensland, Australia
12.1 x 4.5 x 3.8 cm
Hematite (ex Allen Heyl Collection)
Hematite occurrence, Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
4.6 x 2.1 x 0.5 cm
Arsenopyrite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
3.5 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Pentagonite
Wagholi, Poona, India
2.1 x 1.5 x 1.0 cm
Chalcedony ("Blue Holly Agate") (rare material)
Ngabu village, Chiwawy-Nsanje District, Malawi
8.1 x 5.3 x 2.7 cm
Siderite on Calcite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Pony Express mine, Gold Hill District, Ouray County, Colorado
9.3 x 7.7 x 3.4 cm
Goethite with "Onegite" (great quality) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Dreamtime Mine, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado
2.7 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Plumose Muscovite
Rose Dawn Mine, Micanite District, Park County, Colorado
8.3 x 5.3 x 2.6 cm
Fluorite with Galena
Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines, Durham, England
7.8 x 5.7 x 2.6 cm
Calcite (Manganese-bearing)
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
9.1 x 6.0 x 4.3 cm
Painite (super rare)
Ongaing, near Mogok, Burma (type locality)
1.0 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm
Vivianite (classic material)
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.6 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm
Pyrite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
4.7 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Paravauxite with Sigloite
Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia (type locality for both species)
7.9 x 7.4 x 6.3 cm
Pyromorphite (rare from Bolivia)
Huari-Hauri, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
9.3 x 4.6 x 1.7 cm
Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite with Malachite
Corocoro District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
2.1 x 2.0 x 1.1 cm
Rose Quartz Carving, Angel
Minas Gerais, Brazil
142.65 carats, 46 mm x 32 mm x 22 mm
Star Garnet
Idaho
6.44 ct, 11.63 mm x 9.91 mm
Sapphire
Sri Lanka
1.19 ct, 6.17 mm
Spinel
Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam
1.8 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm
Fornacite with Mimetite (ex Allen Heyl Collection)
Ford Mine, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona
1.5 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Stibnite with Marcasite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
La Salvadora Mine, Oruro city, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
6.3 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Chlorargyrite with Todorokite (ex Allen Heyl Collection)
Minnehaha Mine, Phillipsburg Area, Chloride District, Sierra County, New Mexico
5.0 x 3.3 x 2.6 cm
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