Fine Mineral Auctions from the depths of our Warehouse ! - ends June 11, 2020

Needless to say, we have all been catching up on cleaning projects. Nearly all of these minerals were found still in boxes and drawers in the back warehouse, from long-ago acquisitions, and never seen by a customer since we acquired them. This week is another grouping of a wild diversity of beautiful mineral specimens! Old classics, new finds, and new material...

HIGHLIGHTS:

1. TOURMALINES from the Pederneira Mine

2. Classic old Ilfeld MANGANITE and USA RUTILE

3. Large Charcas CALCITE from Harvard Museum

4. AQUAMARINE specimens

5. Pseudomorphs from the Wouter van Tichelen Collection

6. LARGE CABINET SPECIMENS !

7. RHODOCHROSITES from Peru and Kazakhstan


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very Large Calcite (Harvard Univ. Coll.)
Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
20.1 x 11.2 x 10.2 cm
Winning Bid: $308
Malachite stalactites on matrix
Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
11.6 x 11.5 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $326
K-Feldspar var. Adularia (fine - rare from USA ! )
Hamilton Hill Mine, Jessieville, Garland Co., Arkansas
10.5 x 7.0 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $206
Pyromorphite on Quartz (classic locale) Kay Robertson Coll.
Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
6.4 x 4.9 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $262
Large Stilbite cluster (ex Dr. Ed David Coll.)
Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
13.0 x 12.5 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $344
Large Epidote w/ Prehnite (excellent)
Kayes Region, Mali
15.1 x 10.0 x 6.9 cm
Winning Bid: $188
Celestine ex Robert Nowakowski Coll.
Cardinal Aggregates Quarry, Lime City, Wood Co., Ohio
9.1 x 5.9 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $87
Smoky Quartz (rare locale) Dave Stoudt Coll.
Rumi Tucu mine, Papachacra Pegmatites, Catamarca Prov., Argentina
7.8 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Large Gypsum
Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
15.7 x 11.7 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $351
Large Rosasite w/ Calcite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
13.5 x 9.2 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $106
Native Iron in Basalt slab (rare!) Kay Robertson Coll.
Khungtukun Massif, Taimyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
4.5 x 3.6 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $204
Rhodochrosite (Pullman & W.S. Logan Coll.)
Santa Rita Mine, Morococha Dist., Yauli Prov., Junin, Peru
6.0 x 5.0 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $302
Gemmy Fluorite xls (fluorescent) w/ Baryte
Moscona Mine, Solis, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
9.0 x 6.5 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $311
Bi-colored Tourmaline & Quartz (Tom Campbell Coll.)
Pederneira mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.8 x 4.1 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $470
Hedenbergite ps. After Ilvaite (Ed David & van Tichelen Coll.)
Dalnegorsk,Primorsky Krai, Russia
8.5 x 4.7 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $231
Danburite w/ Pyrite (Gary Weaver Coll.)
Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $47
Vanadinite
Mibladen, Midelt Province, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
7.0 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Pyromorphite on Baryte (self-collected by Paul Zerfass)
Les Farges Mine, Ussel, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
9.0 x 6.6 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $342
Gemmy Aquamarine xls (173 grams)
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.1 x 5.4 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $289
Kyanite w/ Quartz (superb)
Barra do Salinas district, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
11.9 x 7.1 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $575
Gem Aquamarine xls w/ Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
7.5 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $343
Garnierite/Nepouite (found in 1800!) ex Robertson Coll.
New Caledonia Island
4.6 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $300