Fine Mineral Auction ends October 15, 2020

This week features a selection of new material from the recent acquisition of the huge collection of Chet Lemanski, plus a few exciting new finds from China and abroad, augmented with treasures from our warehouse including many things not seen in a decade or more.

1. Herkimer QUARTZ "diamonds"

2. Selection of WULFENITE, FLUORITE & GYPSUM specimens

3. Tsumeb MALACHITE after AZURITE

4. NEW FIND of ADAMITE from Laurium

5. Specimens from the Bill Pinch and Ed David collections

6. Rare Chinese WOODWARDITE and CREEDITE

7. classic TOURMALINES


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Cuprian Adamite on Quartz (NEW FIND)
Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Lavrion Mining District, Attica, Greece
17.2 x 8.0 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $775
Vanadinite on Baryte
Mibladen, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
8.8 x 7.0 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Malachite ps. After Azurite (old classic)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
8.8 x 8.4 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Stibnite (old USA locale)
White Caps Mine, Manhattan, Nye Co., Nevada
7.3 x 5.5 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $93
Ruby (large crystal) 233 grams
Mysore District, Karnataka, India
6.8 x 5.0 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Wulfenite (classic locale)
Helena Mine, Mezica, Carinthia Region, Slovenia
5.7 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $331
Calcite w/ Chalcopyrite & Marcasite "bridge"
Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
6.4 x 5.6 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $62
Kinoite (rare) w/ Fluorapophyllite
Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila Co., Arizona
11.2 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $97
Tektite var. Moldavite (23 grams)
Besednice, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
4.2 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $217
Rubyjack Sphalerite (Mark Kielbaso Coll.)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
9.2 x 8.1 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $363
Smithsonite (classic locale)
Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico
4.6 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $167
Quartz “Herkimer Diamonds” on matrix - superb TN
Middleville, Herkimer Co., New York
2.7 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $270
Iridescent Fluorite w/ hydrocarbons (classic locale)
Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio
7.3 x 6.2 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $90
large DT Quartz “Herkimer Diamond” (230 grams)
Middleville, Herkimer Co., New York
8.1 x 6.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $181
Tennantite-Tetrahedrite epitaxial on Chalcopyrite & Sphalerite
El Cobre Mine, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
15.7 x 9.4 x 7.5 cm
Winning Bid: $102
Pyromorphite (Bill Pinch Coll.)
Daoping Mine, Guilin, Guangxi, China
3.2 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Polylithionite w/ Ussingite (Type Locality for both) Matioli Coll.
Kangerluarsuk Fjord, Ilmaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
5.6 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Wulfenite w/ Mimetite (Gary Weaver Coll.)
Harrington-Hickory Mine, Topache Peak, Star Range, Beaver Co., Utah
5.2 x 4.0 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $270
Gypsum (classic locale) Ed David Coll.
Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
13.1 x 7.1 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $555
Kammererite ex Lemanski Coll.
Kop Krom mine, Kop Daglari, Erzurum Province, Turkey
6.0 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $466
Gem Gypsum xls (classic locale)
Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
10.8 x 10.6 x 8.5 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Marcasite stalactites w/ Galena (rare)
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds Co., Missouri
8.6 x 3.5 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite & Quartz
Commodore Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral Co., Colorado
11.3 x 9.8 x 6.9 cm
Winning Bid: $73
Fluorite on Quartz after Calcite (rare AZ locale)
La Fluorita Dulcita claim, Tombstone, Cochise Co., Arizona
12.3 x 10.8 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $325
Pseudomalachite on Quartz (old classic)
Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
5.4 x 4.5 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $526
DT Calcite (rare locale) Cynthia Payne Coll.
Navachab Gold Mine, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
3.6 x 3.1 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $22
Fluorapatite on Feldspar (Chet Lemanski Coll.)
Ze Pinto prospect, Aldeia, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.8 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Pyrite (rich and uncommon Utah locale)
Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh Mountains, Salt Lake Co., Utah
11.0 x 9.1 x 7.6 cm
Winning Bid: $125
Fluorite w/ Barite (rare old combo)
Rosiclare, Hardin Co., Illinois
14.2 x 9.3 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Celestine w/ Calcite (classic New York)
Route 13 roadcut, Chittenango Falls, Madison Co., New York
10.8 x 5.0 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $200