FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends October 27, 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. Hard to find RHODOCHROSITE from the Moose Mine in Gilpin County, Colorado (ex Dr. Bill Logan Collection) 2. Excellent old classic AZURITE specimen from the Czar Mine, Bisbee, Arizona (ex Dick Hauck Collection) 3. Beautiful emerald green DIOPTASE on PLANCHEITE/SHATTUCKITE from Rep. of Congo 4. Attractive gemmy QUARTZ / AMETHYST "reverse" scepter crystal from Madagascar 5. Wonderful reticulated "snowflake"-twinned CERUSSITE from Tiger, Arizona (ex Bob Reynolds Collection) 6. GEM QUALITY AQUAMARINE crystal from Brazil (ex Rich Kosnar Collection) 7. Fine classic twinned ADULARIA with "Chlorite" from Austria 8. Eye-catching YELLOW SMITHSONITE (cadmium-bearing) from China 9. Classic rich blue LINARITE on matrix from the Reward Mine, California (ex Bob Reynolds Collection) 10. Rarities include EZCURRITE, ARSENDESCLOIZITE, ANDORITE, MENDIPITE, WAGNERITE and MURMANITE
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Mendipite (extremely rare)
Mendip Hills, Somerset, England, UK (Type Locality)
5.1 x 4.4 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $44
Fergusonite (rare)
Madawaska Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
2.3 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $79
Wagnerite (rare classic material) (ex Matioli Collection)
Höllgraben, Pfarrwerfen, St. Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria (Type Locality)
7.7 x 5.2 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Domeykite nugget with Algodonite (ex Al Kidwell Collection)
Mohawk Mine, Mohawk, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
5.2 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Mimetite (classic material)
Guatomo Mine (''Hat Yai'' Mimetite Locality), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province, Thailand
5.2 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Aragonite (RARE locality specimen) (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Konrádovce Quarry, Konrádovce, Rimavská Sobota District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
9.1 x 8.2 x 7.2 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Baryte (classic material) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Sherman Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
4.5 x 3.2 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Murmanite (very rare) (ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection)
Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
6.3 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Wavellite (classic material) (rich color)
Avant, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
5.3 x 5.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Fluorite on Quartz
Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
7.6 x 5.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Ezcurrite (ridiculously rare)
Tincalayu Mine, Salar del Hombre Muerto, Antofagasta de la Sierra Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina (Type Locality)
4.4 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Brucite (rare beautiful yellow color)
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
7.1 x 4.8 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Beryl (var: Aquamarine) (GEM QUALITY) (ex Rich Kosnar Collection)
Padre Paraiso, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.7 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $925
Kyanite on Quartz (ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection)
Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.9 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $186
Andorite (labeled as both Andorite-VI and Andorite-IV) (rare) with Stibnite (ex Dan Behnke Collection)
Baia Sprie Mine (Felsőbánya Mine), Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
7.2 x 6.5 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,550