Diverse Mineral Specimens Auction

This week's auction features a great mix of minerals including gem crystals, classic locality pieces, rarities, fine display specimens and a selection of other assorted specimens from our inventory and collections we've acquired such as Kurt Hefendehl, Brian Kosnar, Shields Flynn, Al Kidwell, Dave Bergman 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. Fine quality BOURNONITE "cogwheels" on PYRITE from the Viboras Mine, Bolivia
2. Excellent, classic DIOPTASE crystal group from Tsumeb – ex Dave Bergman
3. A hard to find CERUSSITE ("snowflake" twins) on AZURITE from Republic of the Congo
4. Wonderful, very sharp classic MALACHITE pseudomorphs after AZURITE from Tsumeb – ex Kurt Hefendehl
5. Lovely AMBER with MULTIPLE INSECT INCLUSIONS from Dominican Republic
6. Attractive WULFENITE from China from a HARD TO FIND locality – ex Kurt Hefendehl
7. Superb, rare VESZEYLITE crystals on bright blue HEMIMORPHITE from Republic of the Congo
8. Eye-catching rich yellow Cadmium-bearing SMITHSONITE from China
9. A VERY rarely seen FLUORITE on AMETHYST from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil – ex Kurt Hefendehl
10. An obscure rich green UVAROVITE GARNET specimen from San Bernardino County, California - ex Bob Reynolds
11. An INCREDIBLY hard to find GARNET with QUARTZ specimen from South Korea – ex Kurt Hefendehl
12. Rarities include: KIDWELLITE (from Kidwell's personal collection), PENTAGONITE, OLMIITE and METASWITZERITE 

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Bournonite (''cogwheel'' twins) on Pyrite
Viboras Mine, Machacamarca Dist., Cornelio Saavedra Prov., Potosi, Bolivia
5.3 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $110
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Fluorite (bi-color crystals)
La Barre Mine, Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, Pontgibaud, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
Ex. Brian Kosnar
5.7 x 4.2 x 2.9 cm
Current Bid: $50
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Pyrite (classic material)
Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
6.7 x 5.3 x 4.7 cm
Current Bid: $60
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Dioptase (classic material)
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dave Bergman
4.3 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
Current Bid: $400
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Diamond
Miba Mine, Mbuji Mayi, Kasaï-Oriental, Democratic Republic of Congo 
0.3 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm
Current Bid: $60
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Pentagonite (rare)
Wagholi Quarries, Pune Dist., Pune Div., Maharashtra, India
3.7 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Current Bid: $66
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Quartz with Tennantite Subgroup (uncommon locality specimen)
Dzhezkazgan Mining District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.7 x 6.7 x 3.4 cm
Current Bid: $210
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Cerussite (twins) on Azurite (RARE locality specimen)
Yanga Koubenza Quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
9.8 x 6.9 x 2.6 cm
Current Bid: $525
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Manganite (classic material)
Caland Pit, Schwenger Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
6.7 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Olmiite (rare)
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Manganese Fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
4.2 x 3.5 x 2.6 cm
Current Bid: $143
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Stilbite-Ca (classic material)
Teigarhorn, Berufjord, Djúpavogshreppur, Eastern Region, Iceland
Ex. Shields Flynn'
6.3 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite (classic material)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.3 x 4.2 x 3.4 cm
Current Bid: $26
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Axinite-(Fe) with ''Mountain Leather''
Khapalu, Ganache Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
7.3 x 4.1 x 2.8 cm
Current Bid: $44
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Pink Quartz
Choique Mine, Pehuenches Dept., Neuquén Prov. Argentina
5.1 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm
Current Bid: $125
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Amber with MULTIPLE insect inclusions
Sabana de la Mar, Hato Mayor Prov., Dominican Republic
2.2 x 0.7 x 0.3 cm, 3.45 carats
Current Bid: $60
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Brucite (rare yellow color)
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
5.3 x 3.3 x 0.9 cm
Current Bid: $40
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Calcite (''poker chip'' crystals) with Pyrite
Dongpo Ore Field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
8.8 x 5.3 x 5.3 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Stilbite-Ca
Jalgaon District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India
11.3 x 10.8 x 10.5 cm
Starting Bid: $10
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Boulangerite included in Calcite
1100 Level, Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Ex. Les Presmyk
8.3 x 5.3 x 3.7 cm
Current Bid: $49
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Kidwellite, et al. (ex Kidwell Collection!)
Three Oaks Gap Workings, Three Oak Gap, Polk Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
7.7 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Current Bid: $140
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Scapolite
Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.3 x 7.1 x 4.2 cm
Current Bid: $38
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Beryl var: Emerald
Mingora Emerald Mines, Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
3.8 x 3.5 x 1.2 cm
Current Bid: $21
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Spherical Amethyst (''grapes'')
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
11.3 x 9.1 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $38
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Azurite with Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
8.6 x 6.2 x 4.7 cm
Current Bid: $210
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Stephanite (rare locality specimen)
San Cristobal Mine, San Cristobal Mining District, Yauli District, Yauli Province, Junín, Peru
1.1 x 0.8 x 0.6 cm
Current Bid: $20
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Wulfenite with Baryte (RARE Chinese locale)
Xichang REE Occurrence, Taihe Intrusion, Xichang County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.7 x 4.6 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $40
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Fluorite (GEMMY crystals)
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
5.5 x 4.1 x 3.6 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Veszelyite on Hemimorphite (rare)
Palabanda Quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
10.5 x 9.3 x 5.2 cm
Current Bid: $77
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Calcite
New Broken Hill Consolidated (NBHC) Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.6 x 7.3 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $44
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
11.6 x 6.8 x 1.9 cm
Current Bid: $160
Time Left: 4D 3H 13M 22S
Close Time: 03/27/2025 6:45:00 pm (CDT)