FINE MINERAL AND MINERAL LIQUIDATION AUCTION - Ends Dec 16, 2021

Another eclectic selection of fine specimens from classic worldwide localities, as well as a nice selection of rarities and old find material not commonly seen on the market today.  There is also a good selection of large pieces.   Specimens include items from the collection of A.L. Kidwell, Steve Smale, Brent Lockhart and more! 

Highlights:

1. Large QUARTZ plate

2. Rare Tiger STOLZITE with WULFENITE & CERUSSITE

3. Fine VANADINITE

4. Steve Smale Collection specimens

5. Large COPPER  from a New Find

6. Rare large old RHODOCHROSITE & QUARTZ from Japan

7. Swiss specimens from the Brent Lockhart Collection

8. Large SPESSARTINE GARNETS from Pakistan

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Quartz var. Chalcedony (Fluorescent!) Kidwell Coll.
Yankee Dog Claim, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA
12.3 x 9.3 x7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $185
large Copper (Kidwell Coll.)
Caledonia Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
13.4 x 9.3 x 8.3 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Pink Dolomite w/ Chalcopyrite (Kidwell Coll.)
Black Rock, Lawrence Co., Arkansas, USA
8.2 x 5.6 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $300
Huge pink Dolomite w/ Chalcopyrite (Kidwell Coll.)
Black Rock, Lawrence Co., Arkansas, USA
25.2 x 23.5 x 8.0 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Calcite (fluorescent) Cynthia Payne Coll.
Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
6.0 x 5.2 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Bornite (RARE - Czech Natl. Museum & Vajdak Coll.)
Vrancice, Pribram Dist., Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
10.7 x 5.8 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Amethyst w/ phantoms (rare California) Reynolds Coll.
Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Inyo Mts., Inyo Co., California, USA
5.7 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $75
floater Dravite Tourmaline (Lemanski Coll.)
Yinnietharra, Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australia
8.2 x 8.0 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Quartz ps. after Anhydrite (classic Colorado) Reynolds Coll.
OS pocket, Ouray, Ouray Co., Colorado, USA
11.1 x 6.1 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Calcite (old Swiss classic) Brent Lockhart Coll.
Gonzen Mine, Sargans, St. Gallen, Switzerland
9.3 x 8.5 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Chalcopyrite, Quartz & Sphalerite (classic New Mexico) Kidwell Coll.
Ground Hog Mine, Vanadium, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
8.6 x 6.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $330
Smithsonite casts after? (old - rare) Kidwell Coll.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
9.2 x 7.3 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Calcite (3 generations - RARE & fine)
Holston River Quarry, Dublin, Pulaski Co., Virginia, USA
8.7 x 7.6 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $169
Phlogopite (circa early 1900s)
Sydenham Mica Mine, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada
8.7 x 6.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Baryte (old classic) 19th C. Zurich Coll.
Baia Sprie mine, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania
8.8 x 5.6 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $245
Celestine (old RARE Ohio) ex Philadelphia Academy
Moss Island, Lake Erie, Ohio, USA
15.3 x 13.5 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $125
Calcite ps. Glauberite (Reynolds Coll.)
Camp Verde, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
8.9 x 4.9 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Unusual Rhodochrosite and Quartz (circa 1800s)
Oppu mine, Nakatsugaru Dist., Aomori Pref., Japan
14.5 x 11.6 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $390
Mottramite (2011 find)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
9.2 x 5.6 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $79
Descloizite (classic locale) Reynolds Coll.
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
7.2 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $52
Vanadinite (Reynolds Coll.)
Mibladen mining dist., Midelt Prov., Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
9.0 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $825
Calcite cave helectite
Ophir Mining Dist., Oquirrh Mtns., Tooele Co., Utah, USA
7.6 x 7.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Fluorite and Quartz (rare style) Steve Smale Coll.
Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
9.7 x 8.0 x 7.4 cm
Winning Bid: $625
Cobalt-bearing Smithsonite (old) Kidwell Coll.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
11.7 x 9.4 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $70
large spinel-twinned Copper (New Find)
Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
14.7 x 10.4 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,051
Agate var. Youngite (fluorescent - rare locale) Weaver Coll.)
Guernsey, Hartville Mining Dist., Platte Co., Wyoming, USA
17.6 x 17.0 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Manganoan Calcite (Weaver Coll.)
Mina Vieja, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Dist., Chihuahua, Mexico
14.7 x 13.1 x 7.6 cm
Winning Bid: $125
Gypsum (Kidwell Coll.)
Mount Gunson Copper mines, Pernatty Lagoon, South Australia, Australia
12.1 x 11.0 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Skeletal Quartz w/ clay inclusions (RARE South Africa) Kidwell Coll.
Straussheim I pegmatite, Kenhardt, Northern Cape, South Africa
10.9 x 5.7 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Goethite ps. after Marcasite & Pyrite (Whitmore Coll.)
White Desert, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
5.0 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $70