Mineral Auction - Mixed 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, Bill and Anne Cook, John Dagenais, Dave Stoudt, Gerry Morvell, Al Kidwell, 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. Lovely old-time AZURITE from Tsumeb dating back to the early 1900s – ex Brian Kosnar
2. Beautiful classic RUBELLITE TOURMALINE from the famed Jonas Mine in Brazil (1980s)
3. Wonderful gemmy yellow MIMETITE crystals on matrix from Thailand
4. A rarely seen combo of HAUSMANNITE with GYPSUM from the N'Chwaning II Mine, South Africa
5. Excellent classic rare LEGRANDITE on matrix from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico
6. An attractive AMAZONITE with ALBITE thumbnail from Colorado
7. Fantastic, very rare twinned CHLORITOID on matrix from Pakistan – ex Kurt Hefendehl collection
8. Superb crystals (!) of BISMUTHINITE on matrix from Australia – ex Kurt Hefendehl collection
9. Eye-catching RED WULFENITE crystals on matrix from Chile – ex John Dagenais collection
10. Hard to find TOPAZ on matrix from Northern Ireland – ex Tim Sherburn collection
11. Gorgeous GEM AZURITE crystals on matrix from Lavrion, Greece – ex Christos Spiromitros collection
12.  Rarities include:  MAGNESIONIGERITE-6N6S on SPINEL, GETCHELLITE, ROSELITE with COBALTLOTHARMEYERITE & COBALTAUSTINITE, and SANROMANITE

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Calcite (fluorescent)
Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
8.4 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $51
Polylithionite Mica (rare locality specimen)
Narssârssuk Pegmatite, Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq, Greenland
Ex. Colin Manlove
4.2 x 3.5 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Chloritoid (twin) (superb rare crystals)
Skardu Area, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.2 x 5.1 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $580
Chalcocite (classic locality)
Las Cruces Mine, Gerena, Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Ex. Raul Sanabria Orellana
13.2 x 8.6 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Topaz on Feldspar (rare locality specimen)
Diamond Rocks, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Ex. Tim Sherburn
4.7 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Quartz var: Chalcedony (rare locality specimen)
Apache Creek Road, Quemado, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt
10.3 x 8.2 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $93
Baryte (classic material)
1075 Level, Meikle Mine, Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Gerry Morvell
4.7 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $66
Vanadinite (uncommon locality specimen)
Finch Mine, Keystone Gulch, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds; David Garske
3.7 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $131
Azurite (GEM crystals!) with Malachite
Christiana Mine, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion Dist., Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Ex. Christos Spiromitros
3.0 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $2,550
Opal replacing Petrified Wood Tree Limb
Virgin Valley District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
6.7 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm, 12.38 grams
Winning Bid: $150
Scheelite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.3 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $131
Smithsonite pseudomorph after Calcite
Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Bob Reynolds
8.1 x 5.8 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Realgar (classic material)
Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
4.3 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $131
Celestine on Calcite (New Find - 2023)
Laman Celestine Deposit, Qala e Naw District, Badghis, Afghanistan
8.2 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Wulfenite on Calcite (classic material)
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Dave Bergman
6.1 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Sulfur on Celestine
Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Ex. Chet Lemanski
8.3 x 7.2 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Sphalerite (fine GEMMY crystals)
Áliva Mine, Camaleño, Cantabria, Spain
Ex. Rich Kosnar
4.4 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm, 55.1 grams
Winning Bid: $245
Turquoise
near Kingman, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA
8.1 x 5.3 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $108
Magnesionigerite-6N6S (ridiculously rare) on Spinel
Chơi Creek, An Phú, Lục Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnam
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
1.4 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $330
Wulfenite (red)
Santa Ana Mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Ex. John Dagenais
6.0 x 4.3 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $128
Aragonite (classic material)
Tormagal Ravine, La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
6.0 x 4.6 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $91
Hematite pseudomorph after Marcasite (classic material)
White Desert, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
4.2 x 4.1 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $141
Chrysotile in Serpentine (Antigorite) (rare locality specimen)
Montville Serpentine Deposit, Montville Township, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
12.3 x 7.6 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Silver on Bornite
Koerner Vein, Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Fred & Sammy Jones
10.2 x7.6 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Roselite with Cobaltlotharmeyerite and Cobaltaustinite on Dolomite
Aghbar Mine, Aghbar, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. John Dagenais
6.9 x 5.6 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Quartz var: Amethyst (''Cactus'' style crystals)
Boekenhoutshoek, Mkobola District, Mpumalanga, South Africa
3.8 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Atacamite (classic material)
La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Prov., Atacama, Chile
Ex. Dan Behnke
7.1 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Baryte with Celestine
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
5.7 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Getchellite (rare) with Orpiment and Stibnite
Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Helen and Raul Madrid
4.6 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $178
Fluorite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.7 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $240