Mineral Auction - Mixed Specimens

This week's auction features a great mix of minerals including gem crystals, classic locality pieces, rarities, fine display specimens and a selection of other assorted specimens from our inventory and collections we've acquired such as Rich Kosnar, Dave Bergman, Kurt Hefendehl, Armon McPherson, Alvaro Lucio, Chet Lemanski, Bob Reynolds 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 1970s GEMMY AQUAMARINE from Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar
2. RARELY seen old-time GOLD specimen from Dahlonega, Georgia – ex Dave Bergman
3. Wonderful, classic multi-colored FLUORITE from the Weisseck area, Austria – ex Kurt Hefendehl
4. Unusual YELLOW colored FLUORITE on QUARTZ from Riemvasmaak, South Africa – ex Kurt Hefendehl
5. Excellent, large, beautiful orange-pink colored EOSPHORITE crystal from Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar
6. A very hard to find "Ruby Jack" SPHALERITE from the Mary Arnold (Bain Page Tract), Missouri – ex Dave Bergman
7. Recently mined specimen of beautiful COPPPER in CHRYSOCOLLA from Indonesia
8. GEMMY AZURITE crystals on matrix from Touissit, Morocco
9. A beautiful and rarely seen BROCHANTITE from an uncommon California locality – ex Bob Reynolds
10. Intensely colored VARISCITE from the Iron Monarch Main Pit, Australia – ex Colin Manlove
11. Attractive multi-colored SMITHSONITE specimen from Lavrion, Greece 12.  Rarities include:  CHERALITE and ALACRANITE

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Beryl var: Aquamarine (1970s)
Fazenda Concórdia Pegmatite (Mimoso do Sul Mine), Espírito Santo, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
4.6 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm, 16.33 grams
Winning Bid: $160
Gold (rare old Georgia locality)
Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., Georgia, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.7 x 3.1 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $295
Fluorite (rare locality specimen)
Taourirt Complex, Taourirt Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
5.2 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Tennantite Subgroup
23 Level, Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Rich Kosnar
4.2 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $73
Epidote with Andradite and ''Chlorite''
Marki Khel, Spin Ghar Range, Sherzad District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
11.6 x 7.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $77
Quartz (''Solution Quartz'')
Jeffrey Quarry, Jeffrey, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USA
5.6 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $163
Celestine (great color) on Calcite (2023 find)
Laman Celestine Deposit, Qala e Naw District, Badghis, Afghanistan
5.3 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $409
Hematite (fine quality) (rare locality)
Sijiang, Shanxi, China
4.6 x 4.4 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $83
Fluorite (classic locality) (multi-colored crystals)
Weisseck area, Murwinkel, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.2 x 9.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $177
Gypsum var: Selenite
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Armon McPherson
7.2 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Eosphorite (good-sized gemmy crystal)
Criminoso claim, Água Boa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.6 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm, 3.01 grams
Winning Bid: $260
Azurite in Granite (''K2 stone'' ''Ketonite'')
Azurite-in-granite occurrence, Khaplu, Ghanche Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
2.5 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm, 24.91 grams
Winning Bid: $20
Titanite (''Faden''-esque group)
Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.6 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Wavellite with Quartz and Cassiterite
Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Prov., Potosi, Bolivia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
8.3 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $204
Stilbite-Ca with Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Jalgaon District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India
10.7 x 6.8 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Sphalerite (rare locality)
Mary Arnold (Bain Page Tract), Christian Co., Missouri, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.8 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. John Dagenais
8.8 x 5.3 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Heulandite
Fassa Valley, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Ex. Al Kidwell
8.6 x 7.7 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Sulfur (classic locality)
Maybee Quarry, Exeter Township, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
Ex. Dan Behnke
4.7 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Baryte stalactite coated by Marcasite
Lubin Mine, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
5.2 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Vanadinite
Mibladen Mining District, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
3.1 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Spessartine Garnet
Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA
5.7 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $116
Sphalerite
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Ex. Charlie Key
3.2 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Cheralite (very rare)
Uranium King Mine, Encampment, Carbon Co., Wyoming, USA
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
3.2 x 2.3 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Fluorapophyllite-(K) (uncommon Brazilian locale)
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
9.8 x 7.4 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Aegirine (classic material)
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
10.3 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Brochantite (RARE California locality)
War Eagle Mine, Shoshone Mines, Upper Noonday Camp, Nopah Range, Inyo Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
5.2 x 3.9 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $144
Apophyllite (classic locality)
Berufjörður, Djúpavogshreppur, Múlaþing, Eastern Region, Iceland
Ex. Al Kidwell
10.8 x 6.4 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $64
Variscite (fine color)
Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Ex. Colin Manlove
3.0 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Quartz var: Chalcedony (fluorescent)
Pink Elephant Deposit, Luna Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt
10.0 x 6.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $60