FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends April 8, 2021

We have a great selection this week, featuring plenty of attractive, fine quality, classic, contemporary, rare and unusual specimens. Look for new discoveries that we picked up at shows or direct from the source. We also have plenty of pieces from various collections that we've purchased over the last year or so including David Burgess, Bob Reynolds, Chet Lemanski, Rich Kosnar and more ! 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. Rare "butterfly"-twinned PHOSPHOPHYLLITE on matrix from Bolivia 2. Amber with MULTIPLE INSECT INCLUSIONS from Dominican Republic 3. Excellent classic COPPER ROSE pseudomorph after AZURITE from New Mexico 4. Wonderful gemmy old-time classic AQUAMARINE from Brazil (ex Rich Kosnar Collection) 5. Beautiful GYPSUM (SELENITE) with "hourglass" sand inclusions from Oklahoma 6. HUGE "dogtooth"-shaped CALCITE crystal from Ametista do Sul (São Gabriel), Brazil 7. Fantastic SCEPTER and REVERSE SCEPTER QUARTZ crystals on Calcite from Mexico 8. Wonderful bi-colored thumbnail of CELESTINE from Indiana 9. NEPTUNITE with RARE DIGNIET association (ex Bob Reynolds Collection) 10. Rarities include: SUGILITE, CRYOLITE and THENARDITE
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Phosphophyllite (very rare) (butterfly twins)
Huayllani mine, Infiernillos mine, Huayllani, Machacamarca District, Saavedra Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
5.3 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $169
Dioptase (new find!)
Sanda Hills occurrences, Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo
4.7 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $149
Copper pseudomorph after Azurite ('rose') (rare)
Copper Rose Mine, San Lorenzo, Georgetown District, Grant County New Mexico
3.4 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $469
Azurite with Malachite
Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
14.9 x 9.3 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Ferberite with Quartz (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
5.8 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Tourmaline (multicolor) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Nuristan, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
2.7 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $91
LARGE Calcite crystal with Celadonite (ex David Burgess Collection)
Ametista do Sul (São Gabriel), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
23.5 x 10.2 x 7.7 cm
Winning Bid: $203
Aquamarine (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Marambaia, Caraí, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.1 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Spessartine Garnet with Smoky Quartz and Muscovite on Microcline
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
8.8 x 6.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $322
Stilbite-(Ca) (fine quality) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
10.6 x 5.1 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Fluorite with Barite (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
La Cabana, Berbes Mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
9.7 x 7.7 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $610
Orthoclase (Baveno Twin) (Ex David Burgess Collection)
Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
5.2 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $44
Amethyst (rare locality specimen)
Stanley Butte area, Stanley Butte, Stanley Mining District, Santa Teresa Mountains, Graham County, Arizona, USA
5.7 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $99
Fluorite (excellent color)
Riemvasmaak, Kakamas District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
7.0 x 4.0 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Scapolite (doubly-terminated crystal)
Scapolite locality, Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India
4.2 x 1.0 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Mimetite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
2.7 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Malachite (unusual / rare 'stalactite' locality specimen)
Tentadora Mine, Huancavelica, Peru
3.3 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $179
Gypsum (rare locality specimen) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
New Street Quarries, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
8.3 x 5.9 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Plumbogummite replacing Pyromorphite
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
4.2 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Fluorite (uncommon locality specimen) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Cryolite (old classic material) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Ivigtut Mine, Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland (Type Locality)
6.0 x 5.7 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $67
Mimetite (classic material) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Mount Bonnie Mine, Grove Hill, Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australia
4.9 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $465
Aquamarine (unusual habit - rare locale)
California Blue Mine, Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA
3.4 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $191
Neptunite with RARE Digenite association (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
California State Gem Mine (Dallas Gem Mine), Santa Rita Peak, New Idria District, San Benito County, California, USA
4.0 x 3.7 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $293
Helvine (rare for the locality)
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
7.3 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Olmiite (rare)
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
4.8 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Crocoite (fine classic material) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Dundas Mineral Field, Zeehan District, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
7.3 x 5.5 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $280
Celestine (killer thumbnail)
Hoosier Quarry, Salem, Washington County, Indiana, USA
2.0 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $165