Fine Mineral Auctions from our warehouse stash and mineral collection purchases - ends Aug 6, 2020

From unpacking minerals and mineral collections, material even we have not seen since we moved over 2 years ago....we are happy to present another diverse lot of beautiful and important mineral specimens. Enjoy many older classic specimens from older mineral Collections !!

HIGHLIGHTS:

1. Superb RHODONITE w/ CHALCEDONY -  BRAZIL

2. TOURMALINES

3. Ed David Collection specimens: Old Classics

4. Chinese CALCITE w/ REALGAR INCLUSIONS & TOPAZ MATRIX

5. Rare Russian RHENIITE

6. Superb VIVIANITE from Brazil

7. Display quality large SODALITE w/ rare NEPHELINE association

8. Selection of large specimens including Libyan Desert Glass

9. ILLINOIS CLASSICS – FLUORITE,  MARCASITE stalactite

10. TEXAS! CELESTINE

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Gemmy Rhodonite w/ Chalcedony (superb - RARE)
Morro da Mina mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.3 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,610
Chalcedony ps. After Calcite (2 generations!) Dixon & Wolfe Coll.
Afton Canyon, Cady Mountains, San Bernardino Co., California
14.3 x 7.6 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $137
Skutterudite (classic locale)
Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Ontario, Canada
6.7 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $32
Willemite w/ Calcite & Franklinite fluorescent approx 2 kilos (ex Dick Hauck Coll.)
Franklin Mine, Sussex Co., New Jersey
16.5 x 12.6 x 7.4 cm
Winning Bid: $42
Crystallized Gold (old CA - 2.94 grams)
Oriental Mine, Alleghany District, Sierra Co., California
4.1 x 2.0 x 0.2 cm
Winning Bid: $299
Gem color-zoned Fluorite cubes (Raul Sanabria Coll.)
Emilio Mine, Lorone, Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain
9.0 x 6.6 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Stilbite vug (RARE old classic)
Isle Haute, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
6.7 x 6.2 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $51
Polished Chrysocolla & Malachite nodule (98 grams)
Kolwezi District, Lualaba, DR Congo
6.5 x 5.7 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $55
Gem Aquamarine xl (RARE OLD Maine) ex Harvard Univ.
Topsham, Sagadahoc Co., Maine
3.0 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $164
Large Microcline xl (ex Obodda)
Raikot, Chilas, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
15.6 x 6.8 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $112
Rheniite (rare - Type Locality) ex Fersman Museum
Kudriavy volcano, Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Russia
3.7 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $73
Stilbite w/ Chalcedony
Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India
10.5 x 6.8 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $57
Amethyst on Fluorite (rare Colorado , fluorescent)
Amethyst Queen Claim, Unaweep Canyon, Mesa Co., Colorado
7.6 x 6.7 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Jamesonite (RARE locale) Josef Vajdak Coll.
Uranium Mine No. 25, Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
7.8 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $27
Calcite (rare old New Jersey locale)
Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta, Sussex Co., New Jersey
13.2 x 7.6 x 6.5 cm
Winning Bid: $49
large Libyan Desert Glass (774 grams) - meteoritic origin
Sahara Desert, Libya
13.0 x 8.3 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $832
large Amazonite (circa 1960s)
Pikes Peak area, Colorado
13.5 x 8.6 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $167
Doubly terminated Calcite (rare Utah locale near fossil fish)
Green River area, Emery Co., Utah
4.5 x 3.2 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $52
Grossular Garnet - superb TN (Charlie Key Coll.)
Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
2.5 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $167
Unusual Topaz (fluorescent), Quartz & Albite ex Obodda
Nujiang Valley, Nujiang, Yunnan, China
9.0 x 6.8 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Vanadinite
Mibladen, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
6.0 x 3.7 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $128
Prehnite ps. After Anhydrite w/ Laumontite (USA CLASSIC!)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey
6.0 x 5.8 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Silver wire (classic Colorado)
Creede Mining District, Mineral Co., Colorado
3.0 x 0.8 x 0.1 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Rutile
Ellis Mine, Alexander Co., North Carolina
2.3 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $67
Pyrochlore
Tatarskii Massif, Tatarka Range, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
2.2 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $37
Volcanic ash (famous 1980 eruption site)
Mount St. Helens, Skamania Co., Washington
7.7 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm (jar & cap)
Winning Bid: $81
Precious Opalized tree limb sections (Vargas & Elling Coll.)
Virgin Valley, Humboldt Co., Nevada
3.6 x 1.2 x 1.1 (Largest of 2)
Winning Bid: $79
Native Bismuth & Chalcopyrite in Quartz (rare combo)
Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, England
6.3 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Hematite var. Martite ps. Magnetite (self-collected by Art Soregaroli)
Twin Peaks Prospect, Twin Peak, Millard Co., Utah
4.9 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Colored Lithographic Plate (from Brauns, 1903)
Stuttgart, Germany
28.6 x 22.0 x 0.1 (largest of 2)
Winning Bid: $140