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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Ajoite included in Quartz (polished)
Messina Mine, Musina, Vhembe Dist. Mun., Limpopo, South Africa
10.5 x 7.0 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $605
Cyclic-twinned Cerussite (fluorescent) ex Hefendehl Coll.
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
3.1 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $89
Sulfur on Calcite w/ bitumen (classic locale)
Cozzo Disi Mine, Agrigento Prov., Sicily, Italy
6.1 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $430
Muscovite (2 generations) Cook Coll.
Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.3 x 5.0 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $142
large Pyrite "sun" (Cook Coll.)
Sparta, Randolph Co., Illinois, USA
14.3 x 14.3 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $136
large Calcite and Aragonite (Weaver Coll.)
Vieja Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
16.0 x 9.9 x 7.1 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Fluorite (fluorescent!) w/ Quartz (New Find)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
7.0 x 6.9 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $191
Copper "rope" ex Cook Collection
Copper Country, Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
20.0 x 9.5 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $418
Manganese dendrites on Limestone (Pellar Coll.)
Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany
15.0 x 10.0 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Quartz w/ Hematite inclusions (Hefendehl Coll.)
Aouli, Mibladen, Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
11.4 x 5.4 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Calcite "flower" (fluorescent) Dr. Steve Smale Coll.
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan City, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
8.8 x 8.4 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $365
Quartz w/ Chlorite phantoms and Calcite (RARE - old) Hefendehl Coll.
Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
7.5 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm
Winning Bid: $201
Quartz with Ilvaite (Hefendehl Coll.)
2nd Sovetskii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
7.3 x 6.3 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $354
Tuperssuatsiaite (Hefendehl Coll.)
Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
9.1 x 7.1 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $455
large Goethite on Quartz (Hefendehl Coll.)
Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
15.2 x 10.9 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $700
Chrysotile (Cook Coll.)
Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Québec, Canada
11.1 x 5.8 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $157
Smoky Quartz w/ phantoms (Hefendehl Coll.)
Smokey Bear Quartz Claims, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, USA
7.0 x 4.3 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $204
large Hematite-coated Quartz ex Owen Coll.
Pella, Northern Cape, South Africa
22.0 x 17.5 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Manganvesuvianite (Type Locality) & Oyelite ex. Owen
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape, South Africa
4.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $385
Calcite in Fossil Clam Shell (Currier Coll.)
Rucks' Pit, Fort Drum, Okeechobee Co., Florida, USA
10.5 x 8.0 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $446
Quartz ("Herkimer diamonds" w/ bitumen inclusions)
Middleville, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
6.8 x 4.6x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $530