Fine Mixed Mineral & Inventory Liquidation Auction - Ends October 13, 2022

This eclectic auction features a number of interesting large specimens and multiple $10,000 specimens at no reserve, as well as classics from old collections and a few recent finds.


1. MEXICO specimens including PURPLE ADAMITE and PSEUDOBOLEITE

2. Large QUARTZ gwindel w/ CHLORITE from the Brent Lockhart Collection

3.  Franklin RHODONITE, FRANKLINITE, etc specimens

4. Fine Chinese RHODOCHROSITE, BRAZILIANITE, and old classic Chessy AZURITE from the Hefendehl Collection

5. RUBY and TOURMALINE

6. Unusual etched MORGANITE from the Little Three Mine

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important Brazilianite on Albite & Muscovite (ex Hefendehl Coll.)
Telirio claim, Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.2 x 5.9 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,178
Malachite ps. Azurite (ex Hefendehl Coll.)
Kerrouchene, El Kbab Cercle, Khénifra Prov., Morocco
10.7 x 9.0 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Gypsum (Dr. Peter Megaw Coll.)
Naica Mine, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.5 x 3.6 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Pyrrhotite (Dr. Peter Megaw Coll.)
10th Level, Main Silicate Orebody, Potosí Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
9.3 x 7.1 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Fluorite & Galena (Sherburn Coll.)
Diana Maria Mine, Rogerley Quarry, Stanhope, Co. Durham, England, UK
9.3 x 5.9 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $443
Sturmanite on Brucite (ex Ludi von Bezing)
N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field, South Africa
5.6 x 4.0 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $335
Ruby (fluorescent) Sherburn Coll.
John Saul mine, Tsavo West, Taita-Taveta Co., Kenya
1.0 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Smoky Quartz, Aegirine & Microcline (Sherburn Coll.)
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
11.6 x 6.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $157
Stellerite pinwheels (Sherburn Coll.)
Jalgaon Dist., Nashik Div., Maharashtra, India
5.5 x 5.5 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Hematite "kidney ore" (old classic) Lemanski Coll.
Cumbria, England
8.8 x 6.5 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Conichalcite (old classic- 1950s) ex Galas Coll.
Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill Mining Dist., Tooele Co., Utah, USA
11.5 x 8.6 x 6.9 cm
Winning Bid: $175
Spinel-twinned Copper w/ Cuprite (2021 find)
Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
8.0 x 5.3 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $388
Rhodonite, Franklinite & Calcite, etc (ex Lemanski Coll.)
Franklin Mine, Franklin Mining Dist., Sussex Co. New Jersey, USA
9.0 x 7.2 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $534
synthetic Antimony (ex Bally Musuem)
Synthetic
11.0 x 6.9 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $193
Covellite (classic - RARE CO locale) ex Lemanski Coll.
Chandler tunnel, Summitville Mining Dist., Rio Grande Co., Colorado, USA
7.1 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $299
Azurite & Malachite (Type Locality) ex Hefendehl Coll.
Chessy copper mines, Chessy, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
9.9 x 7.7 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $655
Hematite with Quartz (Sherburn Coll.)
Lechang Mine, Lechang Co., Shaoguan, Guangdong, China
6.2 x 5.4 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $678
Datolite nodule w/ Copper inclusions (Nowakowski Coll.)
Flintsteel Mine, Mass City, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
9.6 x 7.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $147
Tourmaline (classic CA old-timer) Larson Coll.
Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA
7.2 x 5.3 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $630
Pyrite (classic locale) Trancoso Coll.
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca Dist., Bolognesi Prov., Áncash, Peru
13.8 x 9.9 x 7.4 cm
Winning Bid: $238
Azurite "suns"
Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Northern Territory, Australia
13.0 x 8.5 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $450
Wulfenite (classic locale) Gleckler Coll.
Erupcion Mine, Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico
4.9 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $205
Woodwardite with Azurite (rare)
Qinglong Co., Qianxinan, Guizhou, China
7.6 x 7.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,111
Manganese-bearing Adamite (famous 1981 find) Dr. Peter Megaw Coll.
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí Mun., Durango, Mexico
7.4 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $1,850
Calcite (rare locale - 2020 find)
Gunung Keriang, Alor Setar, Kota Setar Dist., Kedah, Malaysia
8.8 x 7.3 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $279
Prehnite after Laumontite w/ Apophyllite (ex Smale Coll.)
Malad Quarry, Mumbai Suburban Dist., Maharashtra, India
20.7 x 10.3 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $775
large Quartz gwindel w/ Chlorite (RARE Swiss - Lockhart Coll.)
NEAT Access gallery 63, Amsteg, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland
13.8 x 9.1 x 6.9 cm
Winning Bid: $2,800
Wulfenite (classic locale)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
3.7 x 2.6 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Probertite (rare - Type Locality) Cook Coll.
U.S. Borax Mine, Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
10.3 x 6.1 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $275