FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends April 21, 2022

We have a great selection this week, featuring plenty of attractive, fine quality, classic, contemporary, rare and unusual specimens from around the world. Look for some great specimens from various collections that we've purchased like, Al Kidwell, Bob Reynolds, Dr. Stephen Smale, Dr. William Logan, Chet Lemanski, Bill and Anne Cook, Dave Bergman and Gary Weaver. You might even find the occasional fossil, lapidary or gem item from time to time. Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites. We don't just offer the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody! Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include: 1. Highly aesthetic FLUOR-UVITE – UVITE on QUARTZ from Brazil 2. Superb, GEMMY IMPERIAL TOPAZ from a NEW FIND in Zambia! 3. Attractive RUBY crystals on matrix from Myanmar 4. Classic GEM QUALITY RUBELLITE TOURMALINE from the famous Jonas Mine find 1978 5. Interesting FIRE OPAL specimen from SUDAN (rare locality!) 6. Wonderful classic gemmy yellow ANGLESITE from Touissit, Morroco (ex Smale Collection) 7. Gemmy RED SPINEL crystals on matrix from Tanzania 8. Beautiful bi-color LEPIDOLITE crystal from Brazil 9. Wonderful classic three-dimensional PYRITE specimen from Peru 10. Rarities include EUXENITE-(Y), AKERMANITE-GEHLENITE, VALENTINITE and GAYLUSSITE
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Fluor-uvite - Uvite Series (Tourmaline) on Quartz (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Pomba Pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
3.2 x 2.9 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Fluorite (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Sunnyside Mine, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
7.2 x 5.1 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Wavellite (RARE locality specimen)
Clear Spring Mine, Homeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
5.1 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Imperial Topaz (GEM quality) (rare locality)
Karengerenge village, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia
1.7 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Valentinite (2011 find)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
2.01 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Rhodochrosite (ex Dr. William Logan Collection)
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru
8.6 x 6.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Ferberite (classic locality) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
8.3 x 5.3 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Fluorite (GEMMY crystal group)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
3.4 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $276
Pectolite (ex Gerry Morvell Collection)
Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
6.6 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Ruby on marble
Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
3.1 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Pink / Lavender Chalcedony (fluorescent) (NEW FIND)
Green Fire Prospect, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
5.2 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Epidote with Andradite Garnet
Marki Khel, Spin Ghar range, Khogyani District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan
15.7 x 7.6 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $98
Fluorite on Quartz (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
5.4 x 5.3 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $406
Rubellite Tourmaline (classic 1978 discovery)
Jonas Mine (João Pinto Mine), Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.9 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Quartz (var: Smoky) (var: Gwindel) (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Grimsel area, Hasli Valley, Bern, Switzerland
4.2 x 3.4 x 2.0 c,
Winning Bid: $343
Euxenite-(Y) (fine rare crystal) (ex Carles Curto Milá Collection)
Ankajobe, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
4.3 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $280
Wulfenite with Mimetite (rich color)
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
3.5 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Fluorite (GEM corner - classic material)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
3.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $270
Pyrite (rare locality specimen) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Chino Mine, Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
3.2 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $89
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing) (New Find!)
Sardinia Stope, Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
3.3 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Boracite (rare color)
Alto Chapare, Chapare Province, Cochabamba, Bolivia
5.9 x 4.9 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Quartz (''Mango Quartz'')
Cabiche, Quípama Municipality, Boyacá Department, Colombia
3.1 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Calcite (classic material) (ex Peter Lyckberg Collection)
Malmberget, Gallivare, Norrbotten County, Sweden
5.8 x 4.3 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $53
Wavellite (classic material) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Henry de Linde #2 Mine, Avant, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
6.7 x 5.2 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Gaylussite (rare)
Lake Amboseli, Kajiado County, Kenya
3.5 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Amethyst set in 14 karat yellow gold (ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection)
Piedra Parada, Tatatila Municipality, Veracruz, Mexico
4.2 x 3.3 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Apatite (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Pea Ridge Mine, Sullivan, Washington County, Missouri, USA
3.3 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $20
Smithsonite (beautiful color) (Cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
7.0 x 4.8 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Erythrite with Talmessite (rare combo) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Bou Azzer Mine, Ouisselsate Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
4.6 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Fluorite on Schorl
Erongo Region, Namibia
3.7 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $130