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 and new treasures from Kurt Hefendehl, Vasco Trancoso, and other collections.  

Highlights:

1. Rare large New Hampshire AQUAMARINE

2. WOODWARDITE and AZURITE from China

3. Large old and rare Pakistan Spessartine Garnet from the Bill Larson Collection

4. PROUSTITE from Chanarcillo

5. Bingham, New Mexico LINARITE

6. RHODOCHROSITE from Gabon

7. RARE FLUORITE and GOSHENITE BERYL from China

8. Chinese METEORITE

Filter By

Libethenite
Mindola Pit, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Copperbelt Prov., Zambia
Ex. Lemke
2.0 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Aquamarine and Quartz (rare USA classic)
Rice Quarry, Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA
Ex. Robert Whitmore
15.8 x 10.8 x 7.8 cm
Winning Bid: $3,339
Lepidolite, Cleavelandite, Smoky Quartz & Schorl
Minas Gerais, Brazil
11.1 x 10.8 x 7.2 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Copper w/ Cuprite
Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
7.7 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $236
Hemimorphite on Quartz
Dulong Sn-Zn deposit, Dulong ore field, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
7.5 x 5.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $315
Galena ps. Pyrrhotite w/ Sphalerite
Sultana open pit, Cabezo de Ponce, La Unión, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Ex. Raul Sanabria
4.4 x 3.3 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Hematite-tinted Calcite
Egremont, Cumbria, England
7.8 x 6.7 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $341
Sulfur
El Desierto mine, San Pablo de Napa, Potosí, Bolivia
13.5 x 9.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $194