FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends June 30, 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. Excellent old classic AMAZONITE with beautiful "stripes" from Colorado (ex Brian Kosnar Collection) 2. Fine gemmy IMPERIAL TOPAZ crystal from a rare Zambian locality 3. Beautiful RUBY crystal on marble from Afghanistan 4. Classic old-time DIOPTASE with PLANCHEITE from Reneville, Republic of Congo 5. Gorgeous red FLUOR-UVITE – UVITE crystal group from Brazil 6. Attractive OPAL pseudomorph after mussel shell from Australia 7. Notably LARGE MAGNETITE crystal on matrix from China 8. Wonderful classic orange PYROMORPHITE from the Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho 9. Fantastic purple APATITE on matrix from Mawi, Afghanistan 10. Rarities include TSUMCORITE, STEPHANITE, LEMANSKIITE, ANNITE, TEPHROITE, VESZELYITE and BERTHIERITE
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Amazonite (classic "striped" crystals) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
R. A. Kosnar claim on Yucca Hill, Steven's Ranch, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
14.3 x 11.8 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $2,174
Imperial Topaz (rare locality)
Karengerenge village, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia
2.1 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Wavellite (classic material) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Dug Hill, Avant, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
3.2 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $46
Quartz (rare locality) (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
K.D. Pocket, Ouray Amphitheater, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
7.2 x 6.4 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Monazite (doubly-terminated) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Madiaomby pegmatite, Marotsipoy, Anjozorobe, Analamanga, Madagascar
2.3 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Fluorite (classic gemmy twin)
Rogerley Mine, Rogerley Quarry, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
1.8 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Bunker Hill Mine, Yreka Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
5.6 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $290
Epidote (''bow tie'' crystal group)
Zard Mtn, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan
6.3 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $251
Fluorapatite (fine purple color)
Mawi Pegmatite, Nuristan, Afghanistan
4.0 x 3.2 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Siderite on Quartz (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.9 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Fluorite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
7.6 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Valentinite (ex Rose and Phillips Collections)
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Province, Oruro, Bolivia
4.3 x 4.2 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $103
Prehnite with Apophyllite (ex Richard Rossi Collection)
O & G Quarry, Southbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA
12.3 x 9.7 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Barite (ex Richard Rossi Collection)
Les Malines District, Montdardier, Le Vigan, Gard, Occitanie, France
8.2 x 6.2 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Tetranatrolite (discredited - now Paranatrolite or Gonnardite) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
4.9 x 3.4 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $32
Agate (ex Robert Nowakowski Collection)
Agate Creek, Etheridge Shire, Queensland, Australia
4.5 x 3.9 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Shattuckite with Malachite
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
5.4 x 5.0 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $231
Molybdenite (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Henderson Mine, west of Empire, Dailey District (Jones Pass District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
6.7 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Fluor-uvite - Uvite Series (Tourmaline) (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Pomba Pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
2.7 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $131
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing) (New Find!)
Sardinia Stope, Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
3.2 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Pink Chalcedony (GREEN fluorescence!)
South of Deming, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
4.2 x 3.6 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Emerald Carving, Leaf
Bubani Mine, Ajmer District, Rajasthan, India
4.0 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $400
Kornerupine (rare in matrix)
Mt Riddock Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
12.7 x 10.2 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Willemite (gemmy)
Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto, Namibia
2.0 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Veszelyite (excellent quality)
Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China
2.5 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Calcite (excellent pedigree!)
Interstate 691 and State Route 10 Interchange, Cheshire, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA
4.8 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $112
Fluorite (botryoidal) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Minggang Mine, Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan, China
8.3 x 6.0 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $51
Stephanite (old classic material) (ex David Burgess Collection)
50th Level, Vojtěch Mine, Březové Hory deposit, Příbram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
6.6 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $97
Lemanskiite (incredibly rare) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection!)
El Guanaco Mine, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile (Type Locality)
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $340
Opal pseudomorph after Mussel Shell (ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection)
Coober Pedy, Central North, South Australia, Australia
5.3 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $87