Fine Mixed Mineral & Inventory Liquidation Auction - Ends Oct 06, 2022

For auction this week, we have a huge variety of good, old classic minerals from old collections! We have pieces from the collections of Bill Larson, Chet Lemanski, Bob Reynolds, Kay Robertson, and more! There are also classic localities represented such as Mogok Valley, Joplin Field, Shangbao, and Tsumeb!

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Manganoan Calcite (2012 find - fluorescent!)
Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia A.R., China
9.8 x 5.3 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $424
Tugtupite (Type Locality - fluorescent)
Tasseq slopes, Ilímaussaq complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
9.8 x 8.0 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $329
Copper (527 grams) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
13.4 x 7.6 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $450
Galena with Marcasite and Chalcopyrite
Joplin Field, Jasper Co., Missouri, USA
4.4 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Natrolite (dated 1895)
Woodcliff Park, Bergen Co., New Jersey, USA
9.0 x 7.8 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Brochantite (rare OKLAHOMA!)
Paoli Deposit, Paoli, Red Bed Mining Dist., Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA
8.3 x 5.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $66
Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Mun. de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
14.8 x 9.9 x 7.4 cm
Winning Bid: $700
Precious Opal (Multicolor)
Australia
0.63 ct; 8.94 mm x 4.89 mm
Winning Bid: $123
Yellow Opal (rare locality)
Opal occurrence, Cercle de Nioro du Sahel, Kayes Region, Mali
1.38 ct; 9.11 mm x 7.17 mm
Winning Bid: $120
Unusual Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent) Weaver Coll.
Palmarejo Mine, Chinipas Mun., Chihuahua, Mexico
13.6 x 5.6 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $242
Fluorite & Quartz w/ Pyrite (old style - 1990s) Lemanski Coll.
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
18.4 x 6.9 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $761
Stone Artifact - Bangle (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Mogok Valley, Pyin-Oo-Lwin Dist., Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
9.2 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $223
Xenotime-(Y) (fine crystal)
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
2.8 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $85
very large 5 pound Almandine Garnet (Chet Lemanski Coll.)
River Valley Garnet Mine, Sudbury Dist., Ontario, Canada
11.9 x 10.3 x 10.1 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Smithsonite (2 generations) Bob Reynolds Coll.
Monte Cristo Mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA
8.1 x 4.4 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Cadmium Smithsonite with Greenockite (historic USA locale!)
Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA
8.1 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Garnet
Tanzania
1.22 ct; 6.76 mm
Winning Bid: $116
Star Sapphire
Sri Lanka
1.90 ct; 7.08 mm x 6.89 mm
Winning Bid: $85
Epidote (impersonating Austria!)
Zard Mtn, Ras Koh Mtns., Kharan Dist., Balochistan, Pakistan
3.5 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Olmiite (rare and fine quality)
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape, South Africa
4.6 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Aurichalcite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
79 Mine, Chilito, Banner Mining Dist., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
3.3 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Malachite ps. Azurite with Bayldonite and Arsentsumebite (ex Kay Robertson Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
5.0 x 3.1 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $114
Wulfenite (old classic) Irv Brown Coll.
Mammoth Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
2.2 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $634
Fluorite on Quartz (Alaska!) Chet Lemanski Coll.
Zarembo Island, Chatham Strait, Wrangel City and Borough, Alaska, USA
14.5 x 9.0 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $495
unusual Pearls matched set (Natural USA Freshwater Baroque Pearls)
Birdsong Creek, west of Camden, Benton Co., Tennessee, USA
3.88 ct (total weight); 12.54 mm x 8.00 mm and 11.73 mm x 8.37 mm
Winning Bid: $135