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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Hawthorneite (ridiculously rare) with Pargasite and Olivine (ex Bill Wilson Collection)
Bultfontein Mine, Kimberley, Sol Plaatje, Frances Baard, Northern Cape, South Africa (Type Locality for Hawthorneite)
6.7 x 5.1 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Olmiite (rare) (ex Tom Campbell Collection)
N'Chwaning I Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
3.5 x 3.4 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Plumbogummite replacing Pyromorphite (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Laohu, Gongcheng Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
3.3 x 2.4 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Kalinite (very rare) (ex Bill Wilson Collection)
Alum King Occurrence, Henry Mining District, Antelope Range, Sevier County, Utah, USA
6.8 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Sugilite (rare)
N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
4.1 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Magnetite (rare locality specimen)
Comstock Orebody, Iron Mountain, Iron Springs Mining District, Iron County, Utah, USA
4.6 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $113
Barite (good quality) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
6.6 x 6.1 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Turquoise (rare classic material) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Mona Lisa Mine, Porter Mountain, Gilham, Polk Co., Arkansas, USA
5.5 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $147
Libethenite (ex Richard Rossi Collection)
Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
8.3 x 6.7 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $240
Smithsonite (cadmium-bearing)
Monte Cristo Mine, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
5.0 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Galena with Sphalerite and Quartz
Septemvri Mine (Deveti Septemvri Mine; 9th of September Mine), Madan Ore field, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
5.2 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $92
Shattuckite (ex Richard Rossi Collection)
Kandesei, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia
4.8 x 3.8 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Barite with Cinnabar (classic material) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Birkenfeld District, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.7 x 5.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $99
Meteorite (famous locality)
Canyon Diablo Meteorite, Meteor Crater area, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
2.1 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Arsenopyrite (large crystals) with Stannite (ex David Burgess Collection)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
6.1 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $103
Wulfenite (old classic material) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Mezica (Miess), Slovenia
4.7 x 4.3 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $106
Smithsonite with Malachite (ex Alex Venzke Collection)
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
3.1 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $196
Gypsum (ex Richard Rossi Collection)
Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia
6.2 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Halite (uncommon locale) (ex Richard Rossi Collection)
Laguna Salazar, Estero la Pinta, Sonora, Mexico
11.6 x 8.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $261
Calcite (strontian-bearing) (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
11.0 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $277
Spherical Amethyst (''Grapes'')
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
8.3 x 7.2 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Rose Quartz with Muscovite and Albite
Alto da Pitorra, Laranjeiras, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.0 x 3.7 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $182
Gold on Quartz
813 pit, Alta Gold Mine, Olinghouse Mining District, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
6.9 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $457
Tourmaline (ex Dave Bergman Collection)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.1 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $189
Ruby on marble
Jagdalak (Jagdalek) Ruby Mine, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
10.7 x 9.4 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $222
Pentagonite (rare)
Wagholi Quarries, Wagholi, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
5.8 x 5.6 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $280
Fluorite (rare locality specimen - unique colors - 2017 find)
Koh-i-Maran, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan
9.7 x 7.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $197
Copper (classic material) (ex Richard Kosnar and Hal Miller Collections)
Cashin Mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
4.8 x 4.4 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $337
Aquamarine with Muscovite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Hunza District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
10.2 x 5.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $280
Albite (rare GEM PURPLE crystals!)
Khyber Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
4.9 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $376