FINE MINERAL COLLECTION AUCTIONS featuring OLD CLASSICS - ENDS MARCH 25, 2021

Welcome Back! This week, please find a completely random mix of species, locations, and historic oddities, spanning acquisitions we made between the early 2000s and now, as we processed some older material in the warehouse that had previously gone lost or unappreciated! We have been working hard in our backroom to bring these to light. Look for old finds, and really old finds, of historic classics, and rare species: Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include: Historic specimens from the USA and Germany! To balance out the "lovable rare uglies" we have added in a few fine gem crystals as well!

1. Gemmy TANZANITE, Superb gem TOPAZ on MUSCOVITE, GEM PEDERNEIRA TOURMALINE!

2. COPPER from a New Find in China

3. Arizona WULFENITES including some spectacular and unusual pieces!

4. Rare Japan-law twin QUARTZ from China

5. Large PYRRHOTITE from Russia

6. Old classics from Europe and the USA, Peru and Russia 

 

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Malachite ps. after Azurite (Bob Reynolds Coll.)
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
10.5 x 7.0 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $361
Baryte on Calcite (Bob Reynolds Coll.)
Elk Creek, Dalzell, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA
7.6 x 7.3 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $550
Bent, floater Indicolite Tourmaline w/ Lepidolite
Pederneira mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
12.4 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $915
Smithsonite (2 generations) Bob Reynolds Coll.
Monte Cristo mine, Rush, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA
8.1 x 4.4 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $100
very large Almandine Garnet (Chet Lemanski Coll.)
River Valley Garnet Mine, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
11.9 x 10.3 x 10.1 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Vanadinite (Bob Reynolds Coll.)
Mibladen, Midelt, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
12.2 x 9.1 x 9.0 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Baryte & Sulfur - old classic - (Bob Reynolds Coll.)
Machow mine, Tarnobrzeg , Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland
11.9 x 5.1 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $605
Wulfenite gem crystal (USA classic locale) Bob Reynolds Coll.
Old Yuma Mine, Saguaro National Monument, Tucson Mts., Pima Co., Arizona, USA
4.1 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $207
Celestine (Bob Reynolds Coll.) with sulfur inclusions
Machow mine, Tarnobrzeg City County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland
6.1 x 5.1 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $387
Calcite on iridescent Pyrite (Bob Reynolds Coll.)
Stari Trg Mine, Trepca complex, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
13.5 x 10.3 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $1,201
Wulfenite (old classic) Irv Brown Coll.
Mammoth Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
2.2 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Calcite (2 generations) Chet Lemanski Coll.
Chenzhou, Hunan, China
14.6 x 12.2 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Japan-law twin Quartz on Quartz (RARE from China)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
9.7 x 8.7 x 8.0 cm
Winning Bid: $875
large "pokerchip" Calcite (Miller Calcite & Reynolds Coll.)
Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
12.4 x 10.8 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Smithsonite (rare Arizona oldtimer!) Kay Robertson Coll.
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
2.9 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Wad (manganese oxides/hydroxides) ex Chet Lemanski Coll.
Dr. Geier Mine, Waldalgesheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8.2 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $177
Tourmaline altering to Mica (RARE Brazil) Kay Robertson Coll.
Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.7 x 4.8 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Amethyst sceptre (RARE for Utah) Gary Weaver Coll.
Rita Lynn claim, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
11.8 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Gem Topaz on Muscovite (superb RARE combo) ex Obodda
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.6 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $170
large Cuprite on Copper (Bob Reynolds Coll.)
Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
16.0 x 12.1 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $277
Pyromorphite (2 generations - 1995 find) Bob Reynolds Coll.
Resuperferolitica Mine, Santa Eufemia, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain
8.5 x 8.4 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Dendritic Silver w/ Nickeline slab (Art Soregaroli Coll.)
Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Ontario, Canada
11.3 x 7.6 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Polished polychrome Tourmaline slice (Bill Larson Coll.)
Malkhan, Krasnyi Chikoy, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
5.3 x 4.7 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $585
Corundum var. Sapphire (Bob Reynolds Coll.)
Soboba Hot Springs, San Jacinto Mts, Riverside Co., California, USA
12.7 x 4.0 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $241
Hematite "iron rose" (classic locale)
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.0 x 3.0 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Sulfur (2 generations - classic USA locale!) Bob Reynolds Coll.
Steamboat Springs Mining District, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA
8.1 x 5.4 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $175
superb Spinel crystal (Macle Twinned)
Luc Yen District, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam
2.3 x 2.0 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Gemmy Tanzanite crystal (39.06 carats)
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Manyara Region, Tanzania
2.8 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $634
Calcite (rare locale) Marty Zinn Coll.
La Junta, Otero Co., Colorado, USA
6.1 x 5.0 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $143
Spinel-twinned Copper (New Find)
Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
9.3 x 5.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $618