Mixed Mineral Auction!

Rarities, classics, new finds, and a selection of large specimens are highlighted in this eclectic auction from well-known collections. An excellent mix of good new and old treasures is featured from the Vasco Trancoso, Chet Lemanski, Bill and Anne Cook, and other collections. 

Highlights:

1. Selection of RHODOCHROSITE specimens

2. Gemmy multi-crystal PERIDOT from Pakistan

3. New find of SCHORL

4. Large DOLOMITE and ARSENOPYRITE from Panasqueira

5. Chinese wire SILVER

6. Rare gemmy INDERITE and large gemmy COLEMANITE specimens

7 Large MORION SMOKY QUARTZ from Brazil and Arkansas QUARTZ pieces

8. Classic old well-crystallized COPPER from Michigan

9. Large RUTILE epitaxial on HEMATITE

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Forsterite var. Peridot (rare multi-crystal group)
Sapat Gali, Naran, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prov., Pakistan
6.2 x 6.0 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,100
Schorl 'V' w/ Lepidolite & Microcline
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
5.7 x 4.8 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $88
large Malachite stalactite
Kolwezi mining dist., Lualaba, DR Congo
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
19.3 x 2.7 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $1,050
Prehnite ps. Laumontite w/ Apophyllite
Malad Quarry, Mumbai Suburban Dist., Maharashtra, India
Ex. Robert Nowakowski
13.2 x 8.5 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $925
Sphalerite w/ Quartz
Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.6 x 5.3 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Malachite (old - rare)
Coquimbo, Chile
Ex. Dr. Cassanova, Philadelphia Academy
8.6 x 7.5 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Apophyllite
Jalgaon Dist., Nashik Div., Maharashtra, India
Ex. Rock Currier
9.2 x 7.5 x 6.5 cm
Winning Bid: $182
Smithsonite
Hidden Treasure Mine, Ophir Mining Dist., Tooele Co., Utah, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
8.3 x 8.0 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $96
Garronite-Ca
Glenariff Valley, Garron Plateau, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
2.6 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Cowlesite
Spray, Wheeler Co., Oregon, USA
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
3.2 x 2.8 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Fluorite, Galena & Quartz
Bingham, Hansonburg Dist., Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
12.8 x 8.8 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Pyromorphite
Daoping Mine, Guilin, Guangxi, China
Ex. Steve Smale
6.4 x 5.2 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $868
Crystallized Copper (old classic)
Pewabic Lode, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
11.8 x 4.9 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $1,202
Hemimorphite, Goethite & Limonite
Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Bob Reynolds
8.8 x 5.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Spodumene var. Triphane
Pech, Kunar, Afghanistan
7.4 x 1.8 x 0.9 cm, 24 grams
Winning Bid: $211
large Calcite (rare style - fluorescent)
near Daye, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
14.6 x 9.8 x 7.7 cm
Winning Bid: $221
Quartz on Hematite ps. Epidote (uncommon)
Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, King Co., Washington, USA
Ex. Bill & Anne Cook
11.8 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Rhodochrosite on Galena, Pyrite, etc. (classic locale - RARE xls)
Oppu mine, Nakatsugaru Dist., Aomori Pref., Japan
11.3 x 7.5 x 6.7 cm
Winning Bid: $583
Rhodochrosite (classic locale)
Cavnic Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș Co., Romania
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
8.6 x 4.2 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $145
large Smoky Quartz
Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
20.3 x 14.7 x 7.7 cm, 1944 grams
Winning Bid: $320
Wire Silver
Hongda Mine, Lingqiu Co., Datong, Shanxi, China
5.2 x 4.0 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $1,611
large DT Quartz
Ron Coleman Mine, Blue Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Ron Coleman
20.4 x 13.7 x 9.5 cm
Winning Bid: $428
Calcite casts w/ Duftite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Ex. Scott Williams, Bill & Anne Cook
5.6 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $152
Colemanite
Furnace Creek Mining Dist., Inyo Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
15.3 x 9.8 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Fluorite octahedrdons w/ Quartz & Calcite (uncommon locale)
Kavalerovo mining dist., Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Chet Lemanski
8.1 x 5.8 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Rhodochrosite on Alabandite
Săcărâmb, Hunedoara Co., Romania
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
8.7 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Rhodochrosite xls (RARE)
Capillitas, Catamarca Prov., Argentina
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
6.1 x 5.9 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $224
large Dolomite on Arsenopyrite
Level 3, Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
14.3 x 9.3 x 6.5 cm
Winning Bid: $317
Quartz var. Agatized fossil Gastropod
Assa, Morocco
7.3 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Baryte & Dolomite
Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalíes Prov., Huánuco, Peru
5.0 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $295