Diverse Mineral Auction

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted pieces from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as, Chet Lemanski, Dr. Stephen Smale, Gerry Morvell, Colin Manlove, Armon McPherson, Kurt Hefendehl, Dave Bergman, Rich Kosnar and more!  Look for attractive higher value pieces this week, all starting at $10 reserve bids!


Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include:

1. Old-time GEM ''floater'' Kunzite crystal from Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar collection
2. RARE ANGLESITE specimen from the Grand Reef Mine in Arizona – ex Dave Bergman Collection  
3. Gorgeous Rainbow "IRIS AGATE" slice from Indonesia
4. A very hard to find green TOURMALINE on QUARTZ from the Himalaya Mine, California
5. Fine REALGAR crystal on matrix from the Green River Gorge in Washington
6. Beautiful, classic botryoidal/stalactitic RHODOCHROSITE from the Oppu Mine, Japan
7. Wonderful PURPLE SAPPHIRE crystals on matrix from a rare Pakistani locale – ex Chet Lemanski Collection
8. An incredibly hard to find specimen of CELESTINE on CALCITE from Zephyr, Texas!!
9. A BIG showy STIBNITE crystal group from the Wuning Mine, China – ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection
10. A rarely seen AMAZONITE specimen from North Conway, New Hampshire
11. Attractive, hard to find rich yellow cadmium-bearing SMITHSONITE from the Sheshodonnell East Mine, Ireland
12.  Rarities include:  ENGLISHITE with WHITEITE-(CaMnMg) and ROSCHERITE, MICROCLINE with RHABDOPHANE, LANGITE &  NICKELSKUTTERUDITE

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Anglesite (rare locality specimen)
Grand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.8 x 4.4 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Pyrite with Enargite
Leonard Mine, Butte Mining Dist., Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA
3.7 x 3.1 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Beryl var: Aquamarine (classic locality)
Mt. Antero, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA
2.6 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Tourmaline (rare color for the locality) on Quartz
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
5.1 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $350
Pyrite with Jamesonite
Sombrerete Mine, Sombrerete, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
7.3 x 6.0 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Calcite (twin) (classic material)
Egremont, Cumbria, England, UK
Ex. Colin Manlove, Florian Cajori, DMNS
5.7 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Grossular Garnet
Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.3 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $157
Calcite (classic locality)
Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
10.7 x 7.5 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $189
Sphalerite with Dolomite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
5.7 x 5.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Hübnerite with Quartz (classic material)
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Ancash, Peru
4.3 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Rhodochrosite (classic material)
Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
8.3 x 6.6 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $237
Chalcopyrite with Quartz and Pyrite
San Martín Mine, San Martín-Sabinas District, San Martín, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
10.7 x 9.2 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $127
Corundum var: Sapphire on marble
Aliabad Marbles, Aliabad, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.7 x 4.8 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Nickelskutterudite (formerly Chloanthite)
Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Colin Manlove
5.0 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $357
Calcite (Manganese-bearing)
Verkhnii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.7 x 8.6 x 7.5 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Turquoise (classic material)
Mona Lisa Mine, Porter Mountain, Gilham, Polk Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Rich Kosnar
5.3 x 4.6 x 4.3 cm, 47.0 grams
Winning Bid: $125
Calcite with iridescent Chalcopyrite
Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
8.3 x 7.1 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Hematite (''roses'') with Quartz and Todorokite pseudomorph (?)
Lechang Mine, Lechang Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.3 x 4.7 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $206
Spinel (New Find - 2023 )
Laghman, Afghanistan
7.8 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Dioptase (gemmy crystals)
Ntola Mine, Mindouli, Mindouli Dist., Pool Dept., Republic of the Congo
2.8 x 1.6 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $209
Quartz (''Herkimer-Style'' Quartz) with negative crystal inclusion!
Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
4.3 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $245
Native Bismuth (excellent rare locality specimen) (2021 find)
Piaotang Mine, Xihuashan ore field, Dayu Co., Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
2.1 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $104
Quartz on Fluorite (rare Arizona locale)
Ten Strike Mine, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham Co., Arizona, USA
7.2 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Augite (rare locality specimen)
Pale Rabbiose, Monti Monzoni, Val di Fassa, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Ex. Gerry Morvell
5.7 x 4.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Smithsonite (Cobalt-bearing)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Colin Manlove
6.2 x 3.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Microcline (Baveno Twin) with rare Rhabdophane association
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
9.2 x 6.3 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Fluorite (GEMMY crystals) with Sphalerite
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
5.3 x 5.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Natrolite with Analcime (uncommon locality specimen)
Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Ex. Dan Behnke
6.0 x 5.8 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Rhodochrosite with Elpidite
Poudrette Quarry (Demix Quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Ex. Dr. Bob Byers
7.8 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $178
Fluorite with Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
6.8 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $310