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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Orpiment (ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection)
El'brusskiy Arsenic mine, Elbrus Mt, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
7.2 x 6.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Opal-AN (''Hyalite Opal'') on Smoky Quartz (ex David Burgess Collection)
Uruguay
4.0 x 2.9 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Fluorite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
10.6 x 8.8 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $390
Crandallite (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Bernissart, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
5.8 x 4.6 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $79
Talc (beautiful color)
Trebbia Valley, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
7.5 x 4.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $133
Straczekite (incredibly rare) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland County, Arkansas, USA (Type Locality)
6.2 x 5.3 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Caledonite (classic material) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Reward Mine, Reward, Russ District, Inyo Mts, Inyo County, California, USA
8.0 x 5.7 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Copper
No. 6 shaft, Osceola Mine, Osceola, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
4.3 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Calcite on Dolomite
Black Rock, Lawrence County Zinc District, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA
6.7 x 5.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $288
Quartz ''cast'' after Fluorite (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Genoa Claim, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
7.6 x 6.1 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Andradite Garnet (var: Topazolite) (recent find)
Cerro De La Concordia, Piedra Parada, Tatatila Municipality, Veracruz, Mexico
7.1 x 6.7 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Calcite (rare locality specimen) (ex Thomas Wolfe Collection)
Terlingua District, Brewster County, Texas, USA
5.3 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Corundum (var: Ruby) (RARE locality specimen) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Sagstuen, Farsjø, Årnes, Nes, Viken, Norway
1.1 x 0.9 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Lawsonite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Gerry Morvell Collection)
Laytonville Quarry (Longvale Quarry), Mendocino County, California, USA
6.4 x 4.3 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $191
Quartz (''Herkimer Diamond'')
Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Town of Newport, Herkimer County, New York, USA
3.7 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
5.7 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Magnetite (near ''floater'' crystal)
Bom Sucesso Creek, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.7 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Titanite (''Faden''-esque group) with ''Byssolite'' (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.6 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Topaz (GEM quality) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.3 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Aquamarine with Muscovite
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.3 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $246
Topaz on Quartz
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
3.7 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Spessartine Garnet with Smoky Quartz and Muscovite on Microcline
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
5.2 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $282
Neptunite with Benitoite (classic material)
Gem Mine (Dallas Gem Mine), Santa Rita Peak, New Idria Mining District, San Benito County, California, USA
8.3 x 5.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $388
Variscite (beautiful color)
Henry de Linde #3 Mine, Dug Hill, Avant, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
10.1 x 4.3 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $301
Native Mercury on Cinnabar (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Almadén Mine, Almadén, Almadén mining district, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
9.3 x 6.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Fluorite (ex Dave Bergman Collection) (Mined 1978)
Sweet Home Mine, Mt. Bross, Buckskin Gulch, near Alma, Park County, Colorado, USA
7.7 x 5.3 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $277
Hematite with epitaxial Rutile (classic Alpine)
Cavradischlucht, Val Curnera, Tavetsch, Vorderrheintal, Graubünden, Switzerland
4.3 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $270
Labradorite (var: Spectrolite) (ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection)
Ylämaa spectrolite quarries, Ylämaa area, Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland
8.5 x 5.0 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $318
Rhodochrosite
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru
4.9 x 4.5 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $429
Corundum (var: Ruby) (RARE classic locality specimen) (ex Bill Larson Collection)
John Saul Mine (Rockland Mine), Tsavo West, Voi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya
2.4 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $556