FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends July 28, 2022

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted piece from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Rich Kosnar, Bill and Anne Cook, Dave Bergman, Chet Lemanski, Al Kidwell and more! Look for attractive higher value pieces this week, all starting at $10 reserve bids! Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include: 1. Excellent classic DIOPTASE on matrix from Tsumeb (ex Brian Kosnar Collection) 2. Wonderful Alpine HEMATITE with epitaxial RUTILE from Switzerland 3. Fantastic gemmy OLMIITE on matrix from South Africa 4. Rarely seen RUBY crystal from the John Saul Mine, Kenya (ex Bill Larson Collection) 5. Unusual "Faden"-esque TITANITE specimen from Pakistan (ex Rich Kosnar Collection) 6. Beautiful gemmy RHODOCHROSITE crystals on matrix from the Uchucchacua Mine, Peru 7. Classic NEPTUNITE with BENITOITE from the Gem Mine, California 8. Outstanding MULTI-COLOR TOURMALINE crystals with ALBITE from Pakistan (ex Dave Bergman Collection) 9. Cool "Trapiche" SAPPHIRE gem from Myanmar (ex Bill Larson Collection) 10. Rarities include STRACZEKITE, MISERITE and CRANDALLITE
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Dioptase (classic material) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
6.5 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $374
Vesuvianite (fine crystals)
Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.8 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $175
Pyrite on Sphalerite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Wifley, Kokomo-Tenmile area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
10.3 x 8.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Olmiite (excellent quality) on Calcite
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa (Type Locality)
4.3 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Fluorite with Dolomite
Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
10.3 x 5.7 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $481
Microcline (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Little Three Mine, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
9.3 x 4.6 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $55
Linarite (classic material)
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
3.7 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Spessartine Garnet
Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine County, Nevada
4.7 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Epidote (classic material) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Calumet Iron Mine, Turret District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
4.1 x 3.2 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Miserite (very rare) (fluorescent) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
North Wilson Pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA (Type Locality)
7.7 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Actinolite (ex Gerry Morvell Collection)
Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Brewster, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
5.3 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Chalcopyrite
Madan ore field, Rhodope Mts, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria
3.8 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Spodumene (etched ''floater'' crystal)
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
9.2 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $64
Bixbyite-(Mn) with Ettringite (RARE association)
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
6.1 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Quartz included with Dumortierite (rare and fine quality)
Vaca Morta Quarry, Serra da Vereda, Boquira, Bahia, Brazil
2.1 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Wavellite (RARE locality specimen)
Clear Spring Mine, Homeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
4.3 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Fluorite (classic ''phantom'' crystal)
Denton Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
3.9 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Andalusite (crystallized)
Jenipapo, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.4 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Tourmaline (multi-color crystals) with Albite (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.2 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $325
Cave Calcite (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
9.7 x 7.7 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Malachite (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
7.3 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Trilobite Fossil (Flexicalymene meeki)
Upper Ordovician Arnheim Formation, Highland County, Ohio, USA
4.7 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $226
Colemanite (fine crystals) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Boron, Kern County, California, USA
6.7 x 6.3 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Fluorite with Pyrite
El Hammam Mine, El Hammam, Ait Mimoune Caïdat, Khémisset Cercle, Khémisset Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region, Morocco
4.7 x 4.4 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $478
Sapphire (''Trapiche'') (ex Bill Larson Collection)
Thabeikkyin, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma)
26.92 cts ; 20.98 mm x 17.16 mm x 6.56 mm
Winning Bid: $199
Stilbite (fine color) (ex Gerry Morvell Collection)
Fanwood Quarry, Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
5.7 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Okenite on Quartz (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Bombay Quarry, Mumbai Suburban District, Maharashtra, India
5.2 x 4.8 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $141
Amethyst (''Cactus'' Amethyst)
Boekenhoutshoek area (Boekenhouthoek), Mkobola district, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
7.2 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $420
Stephanite with Pyrite and Tetrahedrite on Quartz
Zacatecas, Mexico
8.7 x 4.2 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $173
Sphalerite (fine crystals)
Trepča Stari Trg Mine, Trepča complex, Trepča valley, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
6.3 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $70