Mineral Auction - Assorted Pieces
Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens, and a selection of assorted pieces from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Dave Bergman, John Dagenais, Dave Stoudt, Gerry Morvell, Colin Manlove, Kurt Hefendehl, Brian Kosnar and more! Look for attractive higher-value pieces this week, all starting at $10 reserve bids!
Some of the highlights from this week’s auction include:
1. Beautiful gemmy green TOURMALINE on LEPIDOLITE from Brazil – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
2. Rare, fine quality, GOOD SIZED VESZEYLITE crystals with ZINCOLIBETHENITE from Rep. of Congo
3. Excellent GALENA on QUARTZ from the Grimberg Mine, Germany – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
4. A really interesting and unique MULTI-COLORED DOUBLY-TERMINATED "floater" DRAVITE crystal from Tanzania – ex Dave Ziga Collection
5. A wonderful CRYSTALLIZED BISMUTH specimen from Bolivia
6. An attractive, rarely seen CHRYSOCOLLA from the 79 Mine, Arizona – ex Dan Behnke Collection
7. Lovely GOLD on QUARTZ from the Oriental Mine, California
8. A very hard-to-find CHAMOSITE specimen from Wyoming – ex Bill and Anne Cook Collection
9. Rare TURQUOISE specimen from the Chuquicamata Mine, Chile – ex John Dagenais Collection
10. A fine quality, relatively hard-to-find SCHORL specimen from Mexico – ex Dave Stoudt Collection
11. Eye-catching STELLERITE with STILBITE and CALCITE from Kazakhstan – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
12. Rarities include: SIEGENITE, APACHITE, KINOITE, "GEYSERITE", PURPURITE and GEOCRONITE