FINE MINERAL COLLECTION & INVENTORY LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends SATURDAY January 2nd, 2021

We have a great selection to start 2021, featuring plenty of attractive, fine quality, classic, contemporary, rare and unusual specimens.  Look for new discoveries that we picked up at shows or direct from the source. We also have plenty of great specimens from various collections that we've purchased over the last year or so.  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 MATRIX specimen of IMPERIAL ORANGE TOPAZ from Pakistan
2. Excellent razor-sharp, octahedral CUPRITE crystal on matrix from Arizona    
3. Beautiful bright BLUE HEMIMORPHITE on matrix from Republic of Congo
4. Superb, very rare, fine quality OLMIITE specimen from South Africa
5. Gorgeous glowing green FLUORAPATITE with BYSSOLITE inclusions from Pakistan
6. Wonderful glowing pink MUSHROOM RUBELLITE TOURMALINE from Myanmar
7. Awesome GRAPE AMETHYST specimen from Indonesia
8. AMBER from the Dominican Republic with MULTIPLE INSECT INCLUSIONS!
9. Rarities include ZIPPEITE, JOHANNITE, USHKOVITE and DUFRENITE
10.  Look for pieces from Chet Lemanski, Dr. Bill Logan, Gary Weaver and Dr. Stephen Smale!
 
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Topaz (ex Brian Kosnar Collection)
Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
4.3 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $691
Hemimorphite (excellent color)
M'Fouati Mine, Bouenza Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
11.6 x 7.1 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $191
Cuprite (excellent crystal)
Pearl Handle Pit, Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona
2.6 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Kunzite (doubly-terminated crystal) (202.59 grams)
Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field (Darra-i-Pech; Pech), Chapa Dara District, Kunar, Afghanistan
11.5 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $529
Fluorapatite included with 'Byssolite' (recent find)
Ganadao (Gandahab), Mohmand Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
1.8 x 1.7 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $189
Olmiite (rare and fine quality)
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape, South Africa
4.6 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $465
Mushroom Tourmaline (Rubellite)
Palelni Mine, Khetchel village, Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar
1.8 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $156
Brucite (beautiful rare color)
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
8.1 x 6.8 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $280
Amber with insect inclusions
Sabana de la Mar (Sabana), Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic
7.7 x 3.1 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $379
Dravite Tourmaline (RARE locality)
Syros Island, Syros, South Aegean, Greece
7.1 x 4.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Calcite (RARE locality specimen)
Qastel Quarry, Jerusalem District, Israel
7.8 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $205
Spessartine Garnet on Albite (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
Gilgit, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.8 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $149
Calcite (var: Manganoan) with Quartz
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
7.7 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Baculite Fossil with slight iridescence
Phillips County, Montana
7.1 x 4.8 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $42
Epidote
Alchuri, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
3.4 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Opal-AN (formerly Hyalite Opal)
Étienne Mine, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
2.5 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $78
Atacamite
La Farola Mine, Atacama Province, Chile (Type Locality)
6.3 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $52
Analcime (ex Chet Lemanski Collection)
New Street Quarries, West Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
4.2 x 4.0 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $49
Fluorite (unusual color and form) on Quartz
Mahodari Quartz, Nashik District (Nasik District), Maharashtra, India
4.8 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $98
Zippeite with Johannite (rare locality specimen) (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Hideout Mine, Deer Flat, White Canyon, San Juan County, Utah
5.3 x 4.1 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $147
Pink Dolomite (classic material) (ex Henry de Linde Collection)
Black Rock, Lawrence County Zinc Mining District, Lawrence County, Arkansas
8.8 x 5.1 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Fluorite (beautiful color) with Siderite
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
8.3 x 5.3 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $179
Pyrite (classic material) (ex Gary Weaver Collection)
Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado
12.2 x 6.3 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $196
Cassiterite (twins) with Aquamarine on Muscovite (ex Dr. Stephen Smale Collection)
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya Township, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
4.2 x 3.6 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $411
Azurite (floater 'rose') (classic material)
Morenci Mine, Copper Mountain District, Greenlee County, Arizona
3.2 x 2.9 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $79
Hubnerite on Quartz (classic material)
Adams Mine, Cement Creek, Silverton, Silverton District, San Juan County, Colorado
13.3 x 7.6 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $209
Fluorite with Sphalerite (ex Mark Kielbaso Collection)
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
9.0 x 7.3 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $216
Calcite with Kolwezite, Malachite and Chrysocolla
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
6.2 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $173
Silver (ex Raul Sanabria Orellana Collection)
Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
1.1 x 0.8 x 0.1 cm
Winning Bid: $179
Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz (ex Brooks Britt Collection)
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
7.0 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $185