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 with Lepidolite
Ipê Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Chet Lemanski
5.7 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Quartz (Japan-Law Twins)
Huayllapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Áncash, Peru
6.9 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Prehnite ''cast'' after Anhydrite
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
4.6 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $47
Pyrite with Galena (RARE from Tsumeb)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.1 x 4.8 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $88
Lazulite (old classic material)
Freßnitzgraben, Krieglach, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria (Type Locality)
Ex. Chet Lemanski
3.2 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $88
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
6.3 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $122
Rhodochrosite
Huarón Mining Dist., Huayllay Dist., Pasco Prov., Pasco, Peru
Ex. Dr. William Logan
3.7 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $93
Stellerite with Pyrite on Calcite
Sarbai Deposit, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.5 x 7.2 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $172
Quartz var: Smoky (rare old classic)
St Dennis, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Al Kidwell
6.3 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $107
Alum-(K) (rare)
El Desierto Mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Prov., Potosí, Bolivia
Ex. Chet Lemanski
5.8 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Spodumene (heavily etched ''floater'' crystal) with Smoky Quartz
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech District, Kunar, Afghanistan
7.2 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm, 57.50 grams
Winning Bid: $110
Wolfeite (rare)
Big Fish River, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
8.3 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $66
Fluorite (classic material)
Allenheads Mine, Allendale, Northumberland, England, UK
Ex. Chet Lemanski
8.5 x 7.0 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Tourmaline with Lepidolite
Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
2.6 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Gypsum with Copper inclusions
Mission Mine, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
6.3 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Prehnite
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
12. 0x 10.2 x 8.6 cm
Winning Bid: $156
Fluorite (classic material)
Queen of Green Pocket, Diana Maria Mine, Rogerley Quarry, Frosterley, Weardale, County Durham, England
5.3 x 3.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $727
Arsenopyrite with Quartz
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Mitrovica, Kosovo
9.7 x 3.9 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $72
Quartz var: Chalcedony (''clamshell'' cast)
Green Fire Prospect, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
6.3 x 3.1 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $99
Epidote (pseudo-octahedral and slightly magnetic)
Raskoh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Ex. Ron Romanella
8.4 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $153
Fluorite (''phantom'' crystals)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
4.3 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $112
Fluorite (GEM crystal with tetrahexahedral faces)
Jaimina Mine, Carrales, Obdulia vein, Caravia District, Caravia mining area, Asturias, Spain
3.4 x 3.1 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $249
Jahnsite Subgroup (very rare)
Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
8.1 x 5.7 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $112
Pyrrhotite with Galena, Calcite and Quartz
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Mitrovica, Kosovo
7.1 x 5.3 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Grossular var: Hessonite with Diopside (classic material)
Val d'Ala, Valli di Lanzo, Torino, Piedmont, Italy
Ex. Chet Lemanski
11.1 x 8.6 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $245
Beryl var: Aquamarine
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya Township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Ex. Tim Sherburn
7.5 x 6.6 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $449
Carborundum (synthetic Silicon Carbide)
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
7.2 x 6.3 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $103
Fluorite with Galena
Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Bob Reynolds
7.7 x 7.1 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $226
Baryte (superb rare ''floater'' specimen)
Irhoud Mine, Youssoufia Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 6.7 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $870
Tourmaline (multi-color)
Pala Dist., San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
4.7 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $285