Fine Mineral and old Mineral Collection Liquidation Auction featuring San Diego and Gem Crystals - Ends Thurs, October 14

This auction features an  outstanding selection of old classics and particularly a strong group of Southern California pegmatite classics and rarities from the Bill Larson and Bob Reynolds mineral Collections- both  out of California ; and classics from the Chet Lemanski mineral collection including many things we do not see on the market! The auction also includes a diverse selection of species and localities from old and new finds.

1. Old, rare TOURMALINES from Madagascar, Brazil and California

2. Large Gibeon METEORITE slab

3. Rare California BLUE TOPAZ of huge size for California

4. LAZULITE from Switzerland

5. Classic old English CALCITE of major size and sparkle!

6. CUBANITE suite

7. Rare , large Colorado PYRITE and SPHALERITE specimens

8. Selection of large specimens: including FLUORITE, TOPAZ w/ QUARTZ, CELESTINE, COLEMANITE, AMETHYST, CALCITE and more

9. Rare SUOLINITE specimen from CANADA among other rarities


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Large Calcite (old classic) Barnes & Matioli Coll.
Pallaflat Mine, Bigrigg, Egremont, Cumbria, England
15.1 x 12.5 x 8.0 cm
Winning Bid: $675
Crocoite (Bob Reynolds Coll.)
Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District,Tasmania, Australia
6.6 x 4.5 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $299
Fluorapatite on Magnetite (Utah) Bob Reynolds Coll.)
Cedar City area, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron Co., Utah, USA
10.3 x 7.5 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $171
Tourmaline & Quartz (RARE - OLD) Scripps & Larson Coll.
Anita Mine (Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining Dist., Riverside Co., California, USA
7.8 x 6.1 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $387
Pseudocubic Wulfenite w/ Mimetite (2008 find) Bob Reynolds Coll.
San Juan Poniente, Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
7.5 x 6.0 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $117
Morganite & Schorl on Cleavelandite (Bill Larson Coll.)
Blue Lady Mine, Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining Dist., San Diego Co., California, USA
5.2 x 4.9 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $825
Suolunite (rare species!)
Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Quebec, Canada
5.4 x 3.0 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Mimetite - old classic (Rock Currier Collection)
Potosi Mine, West Camp, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
7.5 x 5 .0 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $263
Polybasite - superb TN (Miguel Romero Coll.)
Las Chispas Mine, Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico
1.7 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $333
Mimetite var. Campylite (Hauck & McGill Coll.)
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
5.7 x 3.7 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $122
Mimetite (McGill Coll.)
Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.6 x 4.5 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Brochantite & Pseudomalachite on Garnet (rare combo) Reynolds Coll. ex Reynolds
Douglas Hill Mine, Ludwig, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA
10.4 x 8.8 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Galena (Lemanski Coll.)
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
7.1 x 6.2 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Amethyst scepter w/ phantom (Reynolds Coll.)
Washington Camp, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
11.3 x 5.0 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Fluorite with Calcite (both fluorescent)
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
7.7 x 6.9 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Celestine (Reynolds Coll.)
Sakoany deposit, Katsepy, Mitsinjo, Boeny, Madagascar
12.3 x 9.6 x 8.3 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Gemmy Tourmaline (RARE, OLD style) Berger & Neumann Coll.
Anjanabonoina, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
6.5 x 4.8 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $1,050
Large Lazulite (rare Swiss find !) ex Lockhart Coll.
Gorner glacier area, Zermatt, Matt Valley, Valais, Switzerland
14.0 x 8.6 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $316
Japan-law twin Quartz (excellent) Bob Reynolds Coll.
Washington Camp, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA
5.8 x 5.4 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $675
Tourmaline, Smoky Quartz & Cleavelandite (old) Bill Larson Coll.
Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande., San Diego Co., California, USA
9.5 x 9.5 x 8.8 cm
Winning Bid: $608
Tourmaline (RARE color) Lemanski Coll.
Jonas Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.5 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,078
Cobaltoan Calcite
Wenshan County, Yunnan, China
8.9 x 6.2 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $335
Blue Topaz (rare California locale!) Reynolds Coll.
California Blue Mine, Yucca Valley, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
8.8 x 7.8 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $913
Stibnite w/ Dolomite (historic locale) Steve Smale Coll.)
Lushi County, Sanmenxia, Henan, China
12.8 x 9.0 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $479
large Topaz, Quartz, Cleavelandite & Schorl
Dassu, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
18.0 x 11.7 x 8.5 cm
Winning Bid: $526
large Fluorite, Sphalerite, Calcite & Quartz (Lemanski Coll.)
Level 12, San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
21.0 x 17.0 x 7.6 cm
Winning Bid: $585
large Galena (Lemanski Coll.)
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
9.0 x 8.0 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $654
Hubeite (Type Locality), Inesite, Apophyllite & Quartz, (Lemanski Coll.)
Fengjiashan Mine (Daye copper mine), Daye Co., Hubei, China
11.0 x 9.4 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $535
Cubanites suite (classic locale)
Henderson No. 2 mine, Jamesie, Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada
5.7 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm (largest of 5)
Winning Bid: $610
Acanthite (Miguel Romero Coll.)
San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato Mun., Guanajuato, Mexico
2.3 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $199