FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends March 10, 2022

We have a great selection this week, featuring plenty of attractive, fine quality, classic, contemporary, rare and unusual specimens from around the world. Look for some great specimens from various collections that we've purchased like, Bob Reynolds, Chet Lemanski, Al Kidwell, Dave Bergman and Rich Kosnar. You might even find the occasional fossil, lapidary or gem item from time to time. Look here for the not so typical mineral specimens along with plenty of your favorites. We don't just offer the "standard 20 species", but an eclectic mix of specimens that appeal to everybody! Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include: 1. Fantastic AMBER with MULTIPLE INSECT inclusions plus a SPIDER! 2. Wonderful micro crystals of GOLD on QUARTZ from Nevada 3. Beautiful NEW FIND of blue-green FLUORITE from the Yaogangxian Mine in China 4. Classic WULFENITE from Slovenia (ex Richard Kosnar Collection) 5. Highly desirable METEORITE from Canyon Diablo in Arizona 6. Classic BLUE ANATASE on QUARTZ from Norway (ex Dave Bergman Collection) 7. Newly mined YELLOW SMITHSONITE (cadmium-bearing) from the Kelly Mine in New Mexico 8. Lovely RED QUARTZ from Morocco 9. Attractive OPAL-AN (''Hyalite'' Opal) from Hungary (fluorescent!) 10. Rarities include CARBONATECYANOTRICHITE, KURNAKOVITE and HAWTHORNEITE
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Red Quartz (Ferruginous Quartz)
Tinejdad, Er Rachidia Province (Errachidia Province), Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
11.3 x 5.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $271
Fluorite (''Tanzanite Fluorite'')
Yongchun Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
7.3 x 6.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Goethite (great quality) with Smoky Quartz and ''Onegite'' (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
C. G. Coil Claim on Yucca Hill, Steven's Ranch, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.7 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $266
Rhodochrosite (classic material) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Sunnyside Mine, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
6.2 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $122
Calcite (''flower'')
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan City, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
6.8 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Fluorite with Calcite (new find - 2021)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
9.7 x 9.2 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $277
Chalcopyrite with Sphalerite and Tetrahedrite (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Huaron, Pasco Department, Peru
9.2 x 5.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Malachite (ex Shields Flynn Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
3.1 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Opal-AN (formerly Hyalite Opal) (fluorescent)
Monok, Szerencs District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
3.2 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Amber with MULTIPLE insect inclusions (and a spider!)
Sabana de la Mar (Sabana), Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic
3.2 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Fluorite (''ice crystal'') (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
8.1 x 6.6 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $550
Quartz (Chalcedony) replacing Coral (2 piece set) (RARE LOCALITY!) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Caladesi Island, Dunedin, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
10.1 x 4.4 x 1.2 cm and 10.6 x 4.2 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $231
Calaverite (rare telluride species)
Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
5.6 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $535
Lazurite (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Ovalle, Limarí Province, Coquimbo, Chile
6.2 x 5.7 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $199
Anatase on Quartz (classic material) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Matskorhæ (Matskorhae), Odda, Hardangervidda, Hordaland, Norway
2.1 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Fluorite (rich color)
Nancy Hanks Mine, Unaweep Canyon, Unaweep District, Mesa County, Colorado
3.5 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $107
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing) (New Find!)
Sardinia Stope, Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
3.6 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Aragonite (rare purple color - twinned crystal)
La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
2.6 x 2.3 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $107
Dioptase (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
6.3 x 4.7 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Calcite (rare TEXAS locality!) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
7.0 x 5.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Almandine Garnet (large crystal) (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Sedalia Copper Mine, north of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
7.8 x 6.1 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Carbonatecyanotrichite (rare and fine quality) (ex Richard Rossi Collection)
Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong County, Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
7.3 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Kurnakovite (fine crystals) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
U.S. Borax open pit, U.S. Borax Mine, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
6.1 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $775
Variscite (fine color) on Chalcedony
Ribeirao Cascalheira, Mato Grosso, Brazil
4.8 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $81
Betafite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Bancroft, Ontario, Canada
2.8 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $86
Sanidine (gem quality Feldspar) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
Itrongay, Madagascar
2.3 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Wulfenite with Willemite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Ahumada Mine, Los Lamentos, Mun. de Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
5.7 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Astrophyllite (ex Richard Rossi Collection)
Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
7.3 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Prehnite with Quartz (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Livingston Township, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA
6.7 x 6.1 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Calcite on Chalcedony (old classic) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Idar-Oberstein, Birkenfeld District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.5 x 7.1 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $140