FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends June 16, 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, Gerry Morvell 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. Gemmy multi-color TOURMALINE from Mozambique – ex Rich Kosnar Collection 2. Colorful iridescent IRIS AGATE slice from Indonesia 3. Gorgeous LEPIDOLITE on TOURMALINE with QUARTZ from rare AFGHANISTAN locale 4. Beautiful twinned FERBERITE from the Tasna Mine, Bolivia 5. Fine AZURITE thumbnail from Tsumeb – ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection 6. Newly mine IMPERIAL TOPAZ crystal from Zambia 7. Attractive, rare TRAPICHE RUBY crystal from Myanmar 8. Rare beautiful PEZZOTTAITE crystal from Madagascar 9. Wonderful GEMMY "FADEN" ADULARIA specimen from Pakistan 10. Rarities include ZINCOWOODWARDITE with SERPIERITE, ALUNITE, KALSILITE with AKERMANITE, and HUEMULITE with PASCOITE
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Tourmaline (interesting coloring) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
4.1 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $129
Agate (var: Iris Agate) (rainbow iridescence)
Java, Indonesia
8.9 x 6.5 x 0.2 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Gold on Quartz
Oriental Mine, 16 to 1 Mine, Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
1.0 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Prehnite on Epidote
Djouga diggings, Bendougou village, Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
3.4 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Wavellite (classic material)
de Linde Pits, Dug Hill, Avant, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
10.3 x 7.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $133
Smoky Quartz on Albite (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
California Blue Mine, Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA
6.3 x 6.1 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $119
Fluorite with RARE Jamesonite inclusions (ex Alex Venzke Collection)
Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Yizhang Co., Hunan, China
4.8 x 4.0 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $81
Scheelite on Quartz (ex Harold Urish Collection)
Tae Hwa Mine, Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
2.7 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Imperial Topaz (rare locality)
Karengerenge village, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia
2.6 x 1.9 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $215
Barite (ex Richard Kosnar Collection)
Muddy Creek, Tributary of Crater Creek, Pagosa Springs, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA
6.7 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Anatase with Albite
Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan
5.2 x 4.3 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $48
Stilbite (bow tie) with Prehnite (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
4.3 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $31
Vesuvianite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Ludwig Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
4.2 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Chabazite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Gerry Morvell Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
8.3 x 7.9 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $47
Rhodochrosite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Dr. William Logan Collection)
Drum Mine, Drum Mountains, Juab County, Utah, USA
7.3 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $122
Pyrite with Chalcocite (rare from Tsumeb) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
6.1 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $109
Bournonite (''cogwheel'')
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
4.7 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Fluorite Carving, Fish
Jiangxi Province, China
4.0 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Citrine on Danburite (rare combo for the locality)
Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
4.0 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Dioptase on Shattuckite
Ntola Mine, Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo
3.8 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $147
Galena on Quartz (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
4.9 x 3.2 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $71
Beryl (RARE locality specimen) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Big Mine, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
5.6 x 5.3 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $41
Pink Quartz
Choique Mine, Pehuenches Department, Neuquén Province, Argentina
4.6 x 4.3 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $71
Zincowoodwardite with Serpierite (ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection)
Christiana Mine, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza), Lavrion mining district, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
4.3 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $77
Phlogopite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Gerry Morvell Collection)
Newcomb Township, Essex Co., New York, USA
6.1 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $84
Alunite (''floater'' specimen) (ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection)
Death Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
3.7 x 3.6 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $237
Prehnite (ex Gerry Morvell Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
5.6 x 5.2 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Tourmaline (unusually ''curved'' crystals) (old classic) (ex David Burgess Collection)
Chesterfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA
6.8 x 5.4 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $116
Vanadinite
Pure Potential Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
6.7 x 5.3 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Orthoclase (ex Gerry Morvell Collection)
Maine, USA
6.2 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $99