Mixed Mineral Auction!

This eclectic auction is highlighted by classics, new finds, rarities, and a selection of large specimens from well-known collections. Featured is an excellent mix of good and old treasures from Bill Larson, Steve Smale, Kurt Hefendehl, Vasco Trancoso, and other collections.

Highlights:

1. Bill Larson GARNET collection specimens

2. AQUAMARINE

3. White Queen Mine MORGANITE

4. Impressive large CALCITE and AMETHYST from Brazil

5. Polished slabs from the Wouter van Tichelen Collection

6. Rare Mexico RHODOCHROSITE

7. FLUORITES, including a rare large piece from Mongolia

8. "Laser" QUARTZ from Colombia

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Hematite
Casa de Pedra mine, Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.7 x 3.0 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Spessartine Garnet
Shengus, Roundu Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Bill Larson
3.5 x 3.0 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $454
Grossular Garnet
Vesper Peak, Sultan Mining Dist., Snohomish Co., Washington, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
3.1 x 2.6 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Goethite ps. Gypsum with Smithsonite
Potosí Mine, West Camp, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Gary Weaver
13.4 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Smithsonite (rare color)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Bill & Anne Cook
5.1 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $139
Andradite var. Demantoid Garnet
Sferlùn asbestos mine, Lanzada, Sondrio Prov., Lombardy, Italy
Ex. Erberto Tealdi, Bill Larson
2.0 x 1.5 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $111
Grossular Garnet (RARE habit)
Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Ex. Bill Larson
2.6 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Grossular Garnet (old - Type Locality)
Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky Dist., Sakha, Russia
Ex. Bill Larson
9.1 x 7.5 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $311
Hematite-tinted Calcite on Fluorite (new finds)
Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Guizhou, China
11.9 x 10.9 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $113
Cobaltoan Smithsonite (classic locale)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
6.4 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Fluorite incl. w/ Chalcopyrite & Calcite
Denton Mine, Harris Creek Sub-Dist., Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
14.2 x 9.6 x 7.4 cm
Winning Bid: $223
Malachite
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
11.8 x 7.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $256
Hemimorphite (2013 find)
13-17 Levels, Potosí Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Gary Weaver
8.9 x 7.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Baryte
Meikle Mine, Bootstrap Mining Dist., Elko Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
12.5 x 9.0 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Prehnite and Quartz
Goboboseb Mtns, Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Charlie Key
7.8 x 7.6 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $316
large polished Agate slab with Amethyst core
Ametista do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Wouter van Tichelen
24.0 x 20.5 x 0.8 cm, 674 grams
Winning Bid: $805
large and rare polished Flint slab
Śródborze, Ożarów, Opatów Co., Świętokrzyskie, Poland
Ex. Wouter van Tichelen
20.8 x 11.2 x 0.9 cm, 400 grams
Winning Bid: $175
large Rhodochrosite (RARE Mexico)
Molango Mun., Hidalgo, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
23.0 x 6.7 x 4.7 cm, 1671 grams
Winning Bid: $185
DT Quartz w/ clay inclusions (RARE)
Oaxaca, Mexico
Ex. Dick Heck
10.6 x 6.9 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $152
Aquamarine with Muscovite
Nagar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
12.7 x 11.9 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,250
Smoky Quartz w/ Calcite & Muscovite (RARE combo)
Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.6 x 6.4 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,200
Color-zoned Fluorite on Quartz w/ Calcite
Zongyang Co., Tongling, Anhui, China
14.3 x 8.4 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $336
large Fluorite (RARE locality!)
Sümber Dist., Govisumber Prov., Mongolia
Ex. Chet Lemanski
16.0 x 8.6 x 8.3 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Baryte
Mibladen, Midelt Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
22.0 x 12.0 x 7.0 cm, 2159 grams
Winning Bid: $160
Phantom Fluorite on Quartz (New Find - 2020)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
15.5 x 11.4 x 7.4 cm
Winning Bid: $725
Color-zoned Fluorite (classic locale)
Berbes mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.4 x 4.6 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Cave Aragonite (rare)
Khaidarkan Sb-Hg deposit, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
8.2 x 6.6 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Color-zoned Fluorite with Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Dr. Steve Smale
6.9 x 5.0 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $329
gem Morganite (classic locale)
White Queen Mine, Hiriart Mtn, Pala Mining Dist., San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Bill Larson, Norm Dawson
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.4 cm, 81 grams
Winning Bid: $1,050
large Amethyst with Calcite
Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
27.0 x 20.0 x 9.9 cm, 4834 grams
Winning Bid: $775