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, Gerry Morvell, Chet Lemanski, Al Kidwell Armon McPherson, Kurt Hefendehl, Dave Bergman, Rich 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. Classic color-changing ALEXANDRITE twin from Brazil
2. Attractive GOLD specimen from a RARE Arizona locale!
3. Wonderful PHENAKITE on SMOKY QUARTZ from Mt. Antero, Colorado – ex Dave Bergman Collection
4. Fantastic rare VESZELYITE with blue HEMIMORPHITE from Republic of Congo
5. Excellent CAVANSITE with large crystals from India – ex Angela Kosnar Collection
6. Beautiful, old-time pink ROSE QUARTZ from Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
7. Fine PREHNITE with rare TANZANITE association from Tanzania
8. Wonderful AMBER from Dominican Republic with MULTIPLE insect inclusions
9. Rarely seen EOSPHORITE thumbnail from Afghanistan – ex Herb Obodda
10. Superb, rare, classic strong pink color cobalt-bearing ADAMITE from Mexico – ex Chet Lemanski Collection
11. A very hard to find, fine quality rough and cut set of DOLOMITE from Spain
12.  Rarities include:  ANDORITE with ZINKENITE, KLEINITE, SERPIERITE and MATIOLIIITE!

 

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Phenakite on Smoky Quartz
Mt. Antero, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
4.7 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $340
Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Mun., Sonora, Mexico
3.8 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Fluorite with Sphalerite and Geocronite
Milpo Mine, Atacocha Dist., Cerro de Pasco, Pasco Prov., Pasco, Peru
4.9 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $266
Ferberite (rare locality specimen)
Akchatau Mine, Akshatau, Shet District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.7 x 4.8 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $118
Hematite (var: Martite)
Twin Peaks Prospect, Twin Peak, Millard Co., Utah, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
7.7 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $64
Kleinite (very rare classic material)
McDermitt Mine, Opalite District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
2.7 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $88
Chabazite (rare RED color)
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Rich Kosnar
4.3 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Cuprite on Manganese Oxides
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Les Presmyk
6.7 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $147
Quartz var: Rose (1970s)
Ilha Claim (Lavra da Ilha), Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.7 x 3.3 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $405
Serpierite (rare classic material)
Serpieri Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion mining district, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
9.2 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $113
Opal replacing Petrified Wood Tree Limb
Virgin Valley District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
2.7 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm, 9.54 grams
Winning Bid: $116
Eosphorite (uncommon locality)
Nuristan, Afghanistan
Ex. Herb Obodda
1.7 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Rutile (uncommon locality specimen - ''bent'' crystals)
McGregor Lake, Gatineau TE, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Ex. Gerry Morvell
7.3 x 6.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Adamite var: Manganese-bearing Adamite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Chet Lemanski
3.3 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $205
Epidote on Quartz
Hongxizhen Unnamed Mining Area, Meigu County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.1 x 4.4 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Baryte and Marcasite (polished) (fluorescent)
Lubin Główny shafts, Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
4.2 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $146
Matioliite (exceedingly rare)
Gentil Claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Type Locality)
Ex. Paolo Matioli
6.9 x 6.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $421
Aragonite (copper-bearing)
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan Co., Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
3.7 x 3.5 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $125
Fluorite (''phantom'' color-change crystals)
La Barre Mine, Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, Pontgibaud, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
11.4 x 8.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $645
Prehnite with Tanzanite and Calcite
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
7.3 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $66
Vivianite
Tomokoni Mine, near Canutillos, Colavi, Saavedra Prov., Potosi, Bolivia
4.0 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Aragonite
Tazouta, Sefrou Cercle, Sefrou Province, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco
5.3 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Quartz with Pyrite
Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Ernie & Vera Schlichter
5.7 x 4.8 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Dolomite (rough and cut set)
Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
3.8 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm (specimen), 16.94 cts; 17.51 mm x 17.36 mm
Winning Bid: $385
Crocoite (classic material)
Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Ex. Armon McPherson
3.7 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $404
Hydroxyclinohumite (rare)
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Ex. Gerry Morvell
4.3 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $141
Schorl (RARE German locality)
Granite outcrops, Irfersgrün, Lengenfeld, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kay Robertson
5.7 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Quartz var: Amethyst (polished slice)
Ametista do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
6.0 x 3.6 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Stilbite Subgroup (uncommon locality)
Skamania Co., Washington, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
12.1 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $178
Zircon with Aegirine
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.0 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $198