Mineral Auction - Assorted

A great mix this week includes gem crystals, classic locality pieces, rarities, fine display specimens and a selection of other assorted pieces from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Al Kidwell, Brian Kosnar, Dave Ziga, Dave Bergman, John Dagenais, Kurt Hefendehl 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. Fantastic GEMMY DOUBLY-TERMINATED REALGAR from China – ex Brian Kosnar
2. Classic pyritohedral PYRITE specimen from the Eagle Mine, Colorado – ex Dave Bergman
3. Wonderful RARE twinned PHOSPHOPHYLLITE crystals on matrix from Bolivia
4. Interesting and attractive FLUORAPATITE on matrix from Epprechtstein, Germany
5. A really cool and RARE BEAVERITE-(Cu) coating a SIDERITE pseudomorph after GYPSUM from Nevada – ex Kay Robertson
6. Excellent twinned CHALCOPYRITE crystals on matrix from the San Martín Mine, Mexico – ex Kurt Hefendehl
7. A really eye-catching "donut"-shaped FADEN QUARTZ specimen from Pakistan – ex Dave Ziga
8. Classic and beautiful DIOPTASE with WULFENITE from Tsumeb – ex Bob Reynolds
9. A choice doubly-terminated WITHERITE from the Minerva #1 Mine, Illinois – ex Al Kidwell
10. Attractive gemmy RUBY crystals (2 piece set) from Mogok, Myanmar – ex Ron Romanella
11. A hard to find CUPRITE on COPPER from the Chuquicamata Mine, Chile – ex John Dagenais
12.  Rarities include:  ZINCOLIBETHENITE with KIPUSHITE, SERPIERITE, and PHOSPHOSIDERITE with STRENGITE and BERAUNITE

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Fluorite (classic material)
Blackdene Mine, Ireshopeburn, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
6.4 x 6.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $330
Azurite with Malachite on Dickite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
4.1 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Sphalerite (fine gemmy crystals)
Commodore Mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Armon McPherson
4.6 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $270
Realgar (gemmy doubly-terminated crystal)
Shimen Mine, Shimen Co., Changde, Hunan, China
Ex. Brian Kosnar
4.1 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Tourmaline (bi-colored crystals)
Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.2 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm, 15.7 grams
Winning Bid: $200
Pyrite (classic material)
Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
4.7 x 4.1 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $91
Phosphophyllite (twins) (very rare)
Huayllani Mine, Infiernillos Mine, Huayllani, Machacamarca District, Saavedra Province, Potosi, Bolivia
7.7 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $202
Calcite (twin) (rare locality)
Matehuala, Sierra del Fraile, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.3 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Brochantite (uncommon locality)
Kabolela Mine, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Ex. Bob Reynolds
7.3 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Corundum var: Ruby (''floater'' crystal)
Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
3.3 x 2.4 x 0.4 cm, 12.95 grams
Winning Bid: $155
Bournonite with Stannite and Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Calcite (classic locality)
St Andreasberg Mining District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.2 x 8.2 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Calcite (Manganese-bearing)
Chenzhou, Hunan, China
7.6 x 5.2 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $108
Quartz coating Chrysoprase
East Java, Indonesia
5.1 x 5.0 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Fluorapatite (rare locality specimen)
Epprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Ex. Brian Kosnar
4.3 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Rhodochrosite (polished slice)
Capillitas Mine, Andalgalá Dept., Catamarca, Argentina
7.1 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm, 44.4 grams
Winning Bid: $40
Zincolibethenite with Kipushite (superb rare rich specimen)
Palabanda Quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
12.0 x 8.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $152
Orthoclase (Carlsbad twin)
Finsteres Loch, Elgersburg, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
5.7 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Quartz var: Rose
Pitorra Claim, Laranjeiras, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.3 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Chalcopyrite (twins) on Sphalerite with Calcite
San Martín Mine, San Martín-Sabinas District, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
5.6 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $385
Quartz (''Fadens'')
South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prov., Pakistan
Ex. Dave Ziga
4.4 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $137
Sphalerite with Quartz
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
6.7 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $83
Vanadinite
Los Lamentos Mts, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Les Presmyk
5.1 x 4.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $125
Stilbite Subgroup
Fanwood Quarry, Watchung, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Gerry Morvell
5.7 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Beaverite-(Cu) on Siderite ''cast'' after Gypsum (RARE locality specimen)
Pioche Mining District, Lincoln Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Kay Robertson
3.0 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $227
Fluorite on Baryte (classic material)
Berbes Mining Area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Ex. Dave Ziga
3.7 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Chalcosiderite (fine rare classic material)
Wheal Phoenix, Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.2 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $882
Cerussite (twin) with Baryte
Les Dalles Mine, Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Al Kidwell
3.7 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
7.7 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Phosphosiderite with Strengite and Beraunite (rare)
Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Ex. John Dagenais
5.7 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $60