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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Childrenite
Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
7.5 x 2.5 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $694
Inderite (rare Borate - superb)
Rio Tinto Borax open pit, Kramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
7.8 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Jouravskite (rare sulfate)
N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman, KMF, South Africa
Ex. Phil Scalisi, Vasco Trancoso
5.8 x 5.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Kaolinite ps. Agate (rare)
Salto do Jacuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Bill & Anne Cook
15.5 x 12.0 x 11.0 cm, 2044 grams
Winning Bid: $900
Rhodochrosite
Ushkatyn No. 3 deposit, Ushkatyn deposits, Zhayrem, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
7.4 x 5.8 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $279
Plancheite & Malachite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Sonora, Mexico
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
14.2 x 8.8 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $455
large Rutile epitaxial on Hematite
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
13.8 x 13.5 x 11.3 cm, 2332 grams
Winning Bid: $6,300
Pyrolusite (excellent)
Tres Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
9.2 x 8.8 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $6,200