Mineral Auction Mixed Classic and Contemporary 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 Kurt Hefendehl, Ron Romanella, Chet Lemanski, Bill and Anne Cook, Colin Manlove, 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 GEM QUALITY Aquamarine with Albite from Pakistan
2. Rarely seen TOURMALINE specimen from Ijero, Ekiti, Nigeria – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
3. GOLD in QUARTZ from the Idarado Mine, Colorado – ex Dave Bergman Collection
4. Very impressive large ''floater'' specimen of BARYTE from Morocco – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
5. Excellent GRAPE AMETHYST specimen from Indonesia
6. Fantastic RUBY crystal from the historic John Saul Mine in Kenya
7. EPIDOTE from a rare Pakistani locality with SUPERB crystals
8. Wonderful AMAZONITE crystal from Colorado with rare white "stripes"
9. Beautiful GEM QUALITY FLUORITE with tetrahexahedral faces from Spain
10. Rarities include WOLFEITE, ALUM-(K), JAHNSITE SUBGROUP, COLORADOITE and CARPATHITE

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Beryl var: Aquamarine (GEMMY crystal) with Albite
Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.3 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Anatase on Albite
Taftan, near Dalbandi, Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan
4.7 x 3.7 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Tourmaline (RARE locality)
Ijero, Ekiti, Nigeria
Ex. Brian Kosnar
5.3 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm, 5.6 grams
Winning Bid: $205
Gold in Quartz (mined 1960s)
Idarado Mine, Red Mountain, Ouray Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $289
Rhodochrosite with Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite and Quartz
Starnitsa Deposit, Davidkovo Ore Field, Banite Municipality, Smolyan Prov., Bulgaria
10.2 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Epidote (fantastic crystals)
Zard Mtn, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan Dist., Balochistan Region, Pakistan
3.8 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Quartz with ''phantoms''
Manikaran, Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.3 x 7.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Sulfur on Aragonite
Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Ex. Colin Manlove
5.6 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $251
Brochantite with Linarite (rare locality specimen)
Manto Cuba Mine, San Pedro de Cachiyuyo Dist., Diego de Almagro, Chañaral Prov., Atacama, Chile
Ex. Chet Lemanski
4.5 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $89
Peridot
Sapat Gali, Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
2.3 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Carpathite (rare and fluorescent)
Picacho Mine, Picacho Peak, New Idria Dist., Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA
8.1 x 5.7 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Spherical Amethyst (''grapes'')
Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia
6.9 x 5.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $316
Beryl inside Beryl (large specimen)
Custer Mining Dist., Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
11.1 x 8.2 x 8.1 cm, 1,110 grams
Winning Bid: $87
Wulfenite (fine color)
Jianshan Mine, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
Ex. Brian Kosnar
6.3 x 5.3 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $269
Tremolite (chromium-bearing) (rare ''Trapiche''-esque form)
Mangari, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
2.0 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $129
Quartz pseudomorph after Aegirine
Poudrette Quarry (Demix Quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.0 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Corundum var: Ruby (rare classic locality specimen)
John Saul Mine, Tsavo West, Voi, Taita-Taveta Co., Kenya
Ex. Bill Larson
2.0 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm, 5.43 grams
Winning Bid: $140
Pyrite pseudomorph after Anhydrite (rare locality specimen)
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
3.8 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Microcline var: Amazonite (with white ''stripes'')
Minions' Pocket, Sky Hawk Claim, Florissant, Teller Co., Colorado, USA
3.1 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Coloradoite with Altaite (rare)
Rex Mine, Gold Hill District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
9.0 x 5.1 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $199
Brucite (rare rich yellow color)
Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
6.2 x 3.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $106
Adamite with Smithsonite and Quartz
Christiana Mine No. 132, Mercati Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion, Lavreotiki,, Attica, Greece
7.1 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Ferrierite-(Mg) (rare)
Kamloops Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Ex. Al Kidwell
6.9 x 6.2 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $42
Muscovite pseudomorph after Epidote (RARE locality specimen)
Pampa Blanca, Ica, Peru
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
8.7 x 5.3 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Quartz var: Amethyst (''Cactus'' style crystals)
Boekenhoutshoek, Mkobola District, Mpumalanga, South Africa
11.3 x 5.8 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $157
Fluorapophyllite-(K) (rare color)
Jalgaon District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
3.7 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $54
Baryte (classic material)
1075 Level, Meikle Mine, Bootstrap Dist., Elko Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
7.3 x 4.6 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $238
Schorl Tourmaline
Pala Dist., San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Ron Romanella
6.3 x 6.2 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Brochantite with Chalcoalumite (classic material)
Grandview Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
6.9 x 6.2 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Quartz var: Chalcedony (''flowers'')
Barros Cassal, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Dick Hauck
6.4 x 4.2 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $50