Special Auction - Deaccessions from the Gene Meieran Collection - Ends Sept 10, 2022

We are very honored to present a suite of beautiful and important specimens from the long-held collection of Dr. Eugene Meieran (Meieranite), built up over 60 years of dedicated collecting. Gene has allowed us to select a cross-section through his collection that includes famous and iconic specimens and things that might be considered specialist pieces, in all sizes and price ranges, to show the verticality and enjoyment of this hobby at all levels. We are truly proud to offer this second auction installment from his vast collection. This auction features a particularly interesting group of combination specimens sought out by Gene during his 30 years of specializing in Pakistani and Afghani gem minerals!

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Bid now! The auction closes on September 10 at 5:00 PM CST

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Quartz var. Amethyst - large stalactite (Meieran Coll.)
Artigas, Artigas Dept., Uruguay
17.0 x 11.7 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $1,150
Topaz on matrix (Meieran Coll.)
Katlang, Mardan Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prov., Pakistan
8.6 x 8.1 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $5,300
Quartz (Japan law twin) (Meieran Coll.)
Otome mine, Kofu City, Yamanashi, Chubu, Honshu Island, Japan
4.8 x 4.2 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Tantalite-Mn (Meieran Coll.)
Mawi, Nuristan, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan
3.1 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $550
Gem Spodumene on Quartz floater (Meieran Coll.)
Nuristan, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan
4.7 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $750
Tourmaline in Quartz (Meieran Coll.)
Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara Dist., Konar Prov., Afghanistan
8.7 x 5.5 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $11,051
Hydroxylherderite with Microlite on Muscovite (Meieran Coll.)
Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.3 x 6.1 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $435
large matrix Zircon (Meieran Coll.)
Astore Valley, Astore Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.3 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $506
unusual Aquamarine and Feldspar (Meieran Coll.)
Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field, Chapa Dara Dist., Konar Prov., Afghanistan
7.9 x 7.7 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $575
Afghanite (Meieran Coll.)
Sar-e-Sang, Kuran Dist., Badakhshan, Afghanistan
6.0 x 5.9 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Tourmaline slice (Meieran Coll.)
Otjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.4 x 4.1 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $380
Pink Apatite, Aquamarine and Muscovite (Meieran Coll.)
Chumar Bakhoor, Nagar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
7.8 x 7.8 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $6,716
Schorl and Quartz (Meieran Coll.)
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Roundu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
13.7 x 4.8 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,250
Spessartine with Quartz and Muscovite on Feldspar (Meieran Coll.)
Shengus, Haramosh Mts., Skardu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
10.3 x 9.5 x 7.2 cm
Winning Bid: $801
Beryl var. Heliodor (Meieran Coll.)
Khoroshiv Raion (formerlyWolodarsk-Wolynskii) , Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
6.8 x 5.7 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $12,300
unique Aquamarine with Tourmaline on Feldspar (Meieran Coll.)
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Roundu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
10.7 x 9.6 x 7.7 cm
Winning Bid: $5,450
iconic Aquamarine and Muscovite (Meieran Coll.)
Nagar, Nagar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
9.3 x 7.7 x 6.6 cm
Winning Bid: $8,600
important Blue Topaz on Microcline (Meieran Coll.)
Spitzkopje Area, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
12.0 x 10.6 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $16,250
Amethyst "Pineapple" - unusual locality (Meieran Coll.)
near Mianyang City, Sichuan Prov., China
12.9 x 10.8 x 9.7 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Schorl and Feldspar (Meieran Coll.)
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.9 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $575
significant Imperial Topaz (half pound crystal!) ex Meieran Coll.
Katlang, Mardan Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prov., Pakistan
5.5 x 5.1 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $6,050
Schorl cluster (Meieran Coll.)
Erongo Mtns., Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
8.0 x 7.8 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $1,100
Quartz Gwindel (Meieran Coll.)
Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.1 x 5.3 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $485
Epidote (ex Campbell Bridges, Gene Meieran)
Northern Frontier Dist., Kenya
10.1 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,283
Quartz cluster (Meieran Collection, self collected)
Coleman Mine, near Jessieville, Arkansas, USA
17.0 x 13.3 x 8.1 cm
Winning Bid: $725
significant large Rubellite Tourmaline (Meieran Coll.)
Malkhan, Krasnochikoysky Dist., Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
11.4 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $11,050
Tantalite-Fe and Clevelandite on Quartz (Meieran Coll.)
Mawi, Nuristan, Laghman Prov., Afghanistan
13.2 x 10.6 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,358
important, unusual tabular Aquamarine on Feldspar (Meieran Coll.)
Kunar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
12.8 x 12.1 x 12.0 cm
Winning Bid: $10,600
Aquamarine and Topaz on Muscovite (Meieran Coll.)
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.5 x 3.9 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $876
Pyrite (Meieran Coll.)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca Dist., Bolognesi Prov., Áncash, Peru
14.7 x 14.4 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $2,600