FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends August 12, 2021

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 over the last year or so like Colorado mining legend, Dave Bergman, plus Bob Reynolds, Gary Weaver, Lee Burnett, Steve Smale, Chet Lemanski, and our own Alex Venzke. 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. SODALITE (excellent sharp crystal) from Afghanistan 2. Gemmy rare "Trapiche" habit RUBY crystal from Myanmar (Burma) 3. Classic TOURMALINE ''blue cap'' crystal from California (ex Dave Bergman Collection) 4. Wonderful GEM QUALITY colorless drillbit twinned PHENAKITE from Myanmar 5. Fantastic gemmy blue WILLEMITE on orange WULFENITE from Tiger, Arizona 6. Unique, rare and beautiful "herringbone" etched ORTHOCLASE crystal from Greendland 7. Fine quality, gemmy GREEN SPHALERITE crystals with Chalcopyrite from Ouray, Colorado 8. Rare SILVER specimen from a lesser-known locality in Aspen, Colorado 9. Beautiful rich emerald green DIOPTASE with blue PLANCHEITE from Rep. of Congo 10. Rarities include CAVANSITE, OLMIITE, AGRELLITE, MELLITE and MIGEULROMEROITE
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Ferberite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
5.2 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Fluorite
PTH Tunnel, Deer Trail Mine, Marysvale, Mount Baldy District, Piute County, Utah, USA
8.7 x 5.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Silver (rare locality specimen)
Della S. Mine, Aspen Mining District, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
8.0 x 5.2 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $387
Arsenopyrite (ex Rock Currier and Alex Venzke Collections)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
4.0 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Willemite on Wulfenite (excellent RARE locality specimen) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
8.7 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Orthoclase (etched "herringbone" style crystal)
Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
6.7 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Amazonite (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
R. A. Kosnar claim on Yucca Hill, Steven's Ranch, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado
4.6 x 3.4 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Azurite with Malachite
Bou Bekker, Touissit, Oujda-Angad Province, Morocco
3.2 x 2.9 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Fluorite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Fontsante Mine, Tanneron, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
6.8 x 4.7 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Fluorite (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Homestake-Jack Pot Mine, Gold Road Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
5.9 x 4.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Fluorapatite (ex Alex Venzke Collection)
Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
6.7 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $93
Galena (''Spinel''-Twins) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
6.9 x 5.8 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Beryl (var: Aquamarine) (ex Allen Heyl Collection)
Middlesex County, Connecticut
5.3 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Rhodochrosite with Quartz
Sunnyside Mine, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
5.2 x 3.7 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $211
Mimetite (excellent classic material)
Guatomo Mine (''Hat Yai'' Mimetite Locality), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province, Thailand
5.8 x 5.3 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Calcite with Aragonite (?) coating (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Dandy Mine, Coloma Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
16.3 x 9.3 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Flying Insect Fossil
Florissant Formation, Teller County, Colorado, USA
2.0 x 1.9 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Aragonite with Sulfur (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
7.3 x 6.8 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Scheelite with Calcite and Muscovite (rare combination for the locale)
Tae Hwa Mine (Tong Wha Mine), Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
5.3 x 3.4 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $186
Quartz (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Schin Gorge, Thusis, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland
6.9 x 5.8 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Miguelromeroite (originally Villyaellenite) (very rare)
Veta Negra Mine, Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
5.8 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $179
Hemimorphite with Aurichalcite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
5.5 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $177
Amethyst (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
8.2 x 6.2 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Galena with Fluorite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
9.8 x 7.0 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Polylithionite (''flowers'') with Serandite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
6.4 x 5.8 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $266
Calcite with Hemimorphite (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdan Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.4 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Millerite (rare locality specimen) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South Africa
4.9 x 4.4 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $38
Rhodochrosite (old historic specimen) (ex Vaux / Philadelphia Academy)
Casapalca, Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru
4.3 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Cerussite (reticulated twinned crystals)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
3.6 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Microcline (var: Hyalophane)
Zagradski Potok Mine, Busovaca, Central Bosnia Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
3.0 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $85