FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends November 3, 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 Dave Bergman, Brian Kosnar, Bill and Anne Cook, Chet Lemanski, Al Kidwell 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. Wonderful classic LEGRANDITE on matrix from Ojuela Mine, Mexico 
2. Excellent AMBER with MULTIPLE INSECT INCLUSIONS from Dominican Republic
3. Rare green color twinned HYDROXYLHERDERITE on matrix from Pakistan (ex Cook Collection)
4. Attractive spherical AMETHYST ("Grapes") from Indonesia
5. Interestingly yellow colored QUARTZ with "Chlorite" "phantom" from Switzerland  (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
6. Rarely seen and historic AXINITE-Fe specimen from Japan! (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
7. Fine quality RUBY crystal on matrix from Russia
8. Beautiful, gemmy STRONG YELLOW colored BRUCITE from Pakistan
9. Fantastic rare GROUTITE crystals on multi-colored PETRIFIED WOOD from Arizona
10. Rarities include MUSHISTONITE / KESTERITE and BOLTWOODITE 

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Microcline (var: Amazonite) (rare Brazilian locality)
Santa Maria de Itabira mine, Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.8 x 4.2 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Schorl Tourmaline with Quartz (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.7 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Prehnite (gemmy spheres) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
6.3 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $71
Cuprite (fine crystals)
Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.3 x 3.9 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Baryte (fine crystals)
Cerro Warihuyn (Huarihuyn), Miraflores, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department, Peru
3.4 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Fluorite with Rhodochrosite and Quartz (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Sunnyside Mine, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
3.7 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Beryl (var: Aquamarine) (rare locality specimen) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Fano Mine, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
6.3 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Corundum (var: Ruby)
Rai-Iz Ophiolite Massif, Tyumen Oblast, Russia
5.7 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Mushistonite coating Kesterite (rare and fine)
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan, China
2.6 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Groutite crystals on Petrified Wood (rare)
Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
8.3 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Siderite coating Calcite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
East Portal, Bankers and Exchange Mine, North of Ouray, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
9.3 x 7.7 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $211
Malachite (''Primary'') on Malachite
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
7.2 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $179
Fluorite with Wulfenite (RARE association for the locality) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
6.5 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Fluorite
Moscona Mine, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Asturias, Spain
7.7 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Hydroxylherderite (rare green color TWINNED crystal) on Albite (ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection)
Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.7 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Botryogen (fine color) (ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection)
Libiola Mine, Sestri Levante, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
3.1 x 2.4 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Boltwoodite (rare California locality) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)
New Method Mine (Hope Uranium Prospect), Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
4.0 x 3.9 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Axinite-Fe (rare locality specimen) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection) (HISTORIC specimen!)
Obira Mine, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Japan
8.1 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $489