Fine Mixed Mineral Auction

Rarities, classics, new finds, and a selection of large specimens are highlighted in this eclectic auction with specimens from well-known collections. Featured are the usual mix of good old treasures, plus CABINET SPECIMENS from HEFENDEHL and other recent collection purchases.

Highlights:

1. Superb large HUBNERITE on QUARTZ

2. Rare Russian SCHEELITE, PYRITE & QUARTZ

3. TOURMALINE & AQUAMARINE specimens

4. Blue BARYTE from Romania

5. Large Michigan COPPER

6. Rare AMETHYST on DOLOMITE from Namibia

7. AJOITE in QUARTZ

8. Old CHALCOPYRITE BLISTER COPPER from Cornwall

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Stilbite on Druzy Quartz (Currier Coll.)
Jalgaon Dist., Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India
10.3 x 6.8 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $216
Schorl ex. Hefendehl Coll.
Erongo Mtns., Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
10.2 x 7.7 x 6.9 cm
Winning Bid: $282
Scheelite on Pyrite & Quartz (Hefendehl Coll.)
Berezovsk deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
9.9 x 5.4 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $1,105
Kyanite w/ Staurolite (classic locale) Brent Lockhart Coll.
Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
11.5 x 8.3 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Fluorite (classic LA urban locale)
Felix Mine, Azusa, Los Angeles Co., California, USA
7.4 x 6.3 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Chabazite var. Phacolite (Hefendehl Coll.)
Santa Margherita di Ronca, Ronca, Verona Prov., Veneto, Italy
10.7 x 7.0 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Fluorite twin on matrix (classic locale - fluorescent)
Frazer's Hush Mine, Rookhope, Weardale, Co. Durham, England, UK
12.8 x 9.8 x 9.4 cm
Winning Bid: $188
Chalcopyrite (Blister Copper circa 1800s) ex Sherburn Coll.
Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
6.2 x 4.4 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $261
Amethyst
Iraí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
14.1 x 5.5 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $335
large Smithsonite w/ Cerussite (Hefendehl Coll.)
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining dist., Oriental Region, Morocco
15.5 x 10.8 x 6.6 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Botyroidal Malachite "eyes" (Hunt Coll.)
Shilu Mine, Yangchun Co., Yangjiang, Guangdong, China
12.5 x 11.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $276
large Hubnerite on Quartz ex Siber and Hefendehl Coll.
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Pampas Dist., Áncash, Peru
15.6 x11.6 x 11.2 cm
Winning Bid: $131
large Fluorite and Baryte (Hefendehl Coll.)
La Cabana, Berbes mining area, Asturias, Spain
21.0 x 12.8 x 9.2 cm
Winning Bid: $528
Creedite (Mushlitz Coll.)
Navidad Mine, Indé Mun., Durango, Mexico
7.9 x 4.8 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $90
large Baryte (Gawan Fiore Coll.)
Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș Co., Romania
20.0 x 12.5 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $605
Quartz with Muscovite var. Fuchsite (Cook Coll.)
Malacacheta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.3 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Illite ps. Leucite (rare - Cook Coll.)
Kalehöyük, Kaman Dist., Kırşehir Prov., Turkey
6.0 x 5.7 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $210
large Kyanite (RARE locale) Cook Coll.
Sultan Hamud, Umba Valley Region, Makueni Co., Kenya
20.5 x 3.8 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Calcite (2 pieces)
Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara, California, USA
10.4 x 8.6 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Iridescent "Rainbow" Hematite
Andrade mine, João Monlevade, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.7 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $84
rare Namibian Bi-colored Tourmaline
Otjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib Con., Erongo Region, Namibia
8.0 x 2.9 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $800
Gem Aquamarine w/ unusual tubes (Hefendehl Coll.)
Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.0 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $101
Azurite & Malachite (Hefendehl Coll.)
Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
7.1 x 6.1 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $525
botryoidal Fluorite (fluorescent!) ex Hefendehl Coll.
Canon City, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA
9.0 x 6.3 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $62
Yellow Fluorite (rare - fluorescent) Hefendehl Coll.
Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Con., Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
21.0 x 11.3 x 6.5 cm
Winning Bid: $409
Carlsbad-twinned Orthoclase w/ Quartz ex Hefendehl Coll.
Erongo Mtns., Karibib Con., Erongo Region, Namibia
9.9 x 7.2 x 6.9 cm
Winning Bid: $35
rare Amethyst on Dolomite matrix ex Currier Coll.
Tafelkop, Goboboseb Mtns., Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia
13.7 x 7.4 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $650
Bixbyite (Galas Coll.)
Topaz Mtn., Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
4.3 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Manganese-bearing Calcite (Owen Coll.)
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
6.6 x 5.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Manganese-bearing Calcite w/ Calcite (Owen Coll.)
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
9.2 x 6.3 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $80