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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Kalsilite with Akermanite (very rare)
Vispi Quarry, San Venanzo, Terni Province, Umbria, Italy
3.3 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Fluorite with Quartz (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Ludwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, Schönbrunn, Bösenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
4.0 x 3.4 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $335
Phenakite on Microcline (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Stiepelmann Mine, Klein Spitzkopje, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
3.4 x 2.4 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Fluorite
Tule Mine, Melchor Múzquiz, Mun. de Melchor Múzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
6.3 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Cassiterite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
B.B. No. 7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford County, Maine, USA
11.3 x 8.3 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $162
Variscite (fine color) on Chalcedony
Ribeirao Cascalheira, Mato Grosso, Brazil
5.3 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $38
Cerussite (uncommon locality specimen) (ex Geary Murdock Collection)
Bunker Hill Mine, Yreka Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
4.2 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $36
Fluorite (with daylight fluorescence)
County Durham, England, UK
4.3 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Azurite (fine classic material) (ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
3.0 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Cuprite and Chalcotrichite on Copper (ex Dr. Barratt Phillips Collection)
Ray Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
9.3 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Strontianite (old classic locality specimen) (ex Kidwell and British Museum Collections)
Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
6.5 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $48
Iridescent Dolomite on Amethyst (ex Phillips and Rose Collections)
Concepción del Oro, Mun. de Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
3.7 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Barite with Cinnabar (classic material) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.2 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $101
Plumbojarosite (incredibly rare locality specimen) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
6.7 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Azurite concretions on Malachite (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Blue Crystal Mine, La Sal District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
3.3 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Carnallite (rare specimen from the type locality) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Stassfurt, Stassfurt Potash deposit, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (Type Locality)
3.2 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Braunite with Andradite (ex David Burgess and Bruce Cairncross Collections)
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
7.3 x 6.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Huemulite with Pascoite (incredibly rare) (ex Josef Vajdak)
7th Level Vein, Uranium Mine No. 21 (Shaft No. 21), Háje, Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
2.6 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Colemanite (fine crystals) with Calcite
U.S. Borax Open Pit, U.S. Borax Mine, Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
5.7 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Ferberite (twin)
Tasna Mine, Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi, Bolivia
4.8 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Sapphire (rare locality specimen) (ex Richard Hauck Collection)
Chanthaburi Province, Thailand
2.7 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Barite (classic material)
Sherman Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
6.7 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Ruby (rare ''Trapiche'' habit)
Mong Hsu, Loilem District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
0.6 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Vivianite
Cabeça do Cachorro claim, São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
5.7 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $173
Adularia (rare ''Faden'' group) (ex Obodda)
Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.7 x 2.3 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $198
Lepidolite with Tourmaline on Quartz (RARE locality specimen)
Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
7.2 x 5.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $284
Pezzottaite (very rare)
Sakavalana, near Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro area, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar (Type Locality)
0.3 x 0.3 x 0.2 cm
Winning Bid: $261
Azurite with Goethite on Quartz (ex Dr. Barratt Phillips Collection)
Sierra Rica, Manuel Benavides Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.6 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $102
Silver (Spinel-twins)
Batopilas, Andres del Rio District, Mun. de Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
1.7 x 0.7 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $176
Copper with Azurite, Malachite and Cuprite (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Cashin Mine, La Sal District, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
5.7 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $486