Large Cabinet Specimen Auction!

As part of our ongoing efforts to optimize our storage space, we are excited to announce a special themed auction of Big Specimens this week. We have carefully curated a diverse collection of museum-sized and decorative larger specimens, featuring a wide range of unique and fascinating pieces.

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Huge Andradite-Grossular Garnet
Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Chet Lemanski
12.4 x 12.0 x 9.6 cm, 2.5 kilos
Winning Bid: $725
Calcite
Tieshan Fe-Cu deposit, Tieshan Dist., Huangshi, Hubei, China
14.8 x 14.3 x 9.5 cm
Winning Bid: $365
Hydrozincite (fluorescent)
Preguica Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
23.0 x 22.5 x 12.0 cm
Winning Bid: $190
large Astrophyllite
Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
16.0 x 11.6 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $390
Gypsum with Hematite inclusions
Qinglong Mine, Dachang Sb ore field, Qinglong Co., Guizhou, China
Ex. Bob Byers
27.5 x 7.8 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $300
Gypsum
Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
16.5 x 12.7 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $365
Axinite var. Ferroan
Bor Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.4 x 10.6 x 9.4 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Fluorite
Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
14.9 x 7.5 x 7.0 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Fluorite with Quartz
Four de Cluzel Mine, Peyrebrune, Tarn, Occitanie, France
13.3 x 11.7 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $312
Copper
Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
18.5 x 11.9 x 11.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
"Pumpkin" Calcite
Daye County, Huangshi, Hubei, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.5 x 7.5 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $547
Gypsum (twinned, circa 1958)
Panasqueira Mine, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
20.5 x 9.0 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $152
Sulfur
El Desierto mine,San Pablo de Napa, Potosi,Bolivia
12.2 x 10.0 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $271
Quartz
Paredon, Ramos Arizpe Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Ex. Peter Megaw
12.8 x 8.3 x 5.8 cm, 557 grams
Winning Bid: $220
Tourmaline with Quartz, Cleavelandite, Albite and Lepidolite
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California
20.0 x 18.0 x 15.5 cm
Winning Bid: $1,500
Fluorite - new find
Shunyi, Beijing district, China
12.8 x 8.1 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $555
Quartz var. Amethyst slice
Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Chet Lemanski
23.5 x 18.5 x 6.6 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Wulfenite (huge crystal!)
Mfouati, Mfouati Dist., Bouenza Dept., Republic of the Congo
Ex. John Attard
11.4 x 9.9 5.8 cm, 1796 grams
Winning Bid: $1,405
Calcite with Celadonite
Iraí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
13.0 x 7.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $705
Azurite
Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Northern Territory, Australia
10.3 x 7.8 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $620
Calcite on Fluorite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-Dist., Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
20.0 x 13.8 x 11.0 cm
Winning Bid: $430
Quartz
Santander Dept., Colombia
14.2 x 10.0 x 7.9 cm
Winning Bid: $369
Fluorite on Quartz
Zhejiang Province, China
12.8 x 12.1 x. 8.6 cm
Winning Bid: $576
Calcite with Hematite inclusions
Leiyang, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
Ex. Vasco Trancoso
28.0 x 12.9 x 7.7 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Calcite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Ex. Dalton and Consie Prince
18.0 x 7.9 x 7.6 cm
Winning Bid: $527
Lazurite
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan Dist., Badakhshan, Afghanistan
15.8 x 12.0 x 9.2 cm
Winning Bid: $280
Lepidolite
Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Prov., Mozambique
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.5 x 11.4 x 8.5 cm
Winning Bid: $349
Fluorite
Zhejiang Province, China
10.9 x 8.2 x 7.2 cm
Winning Bid: $405
Iridescent Limonite
Nandan Co, Guangxi, China
14.6 x 10.1 x 7.7 cm
Winning Bid: $445
Skeletal Quartz
Paredon, Ramos Arizpe Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Ex. Peter Megaw
16.0 x 9.7 x 6.8 cm, 1197 grams
Winning Bid: $241