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
Current Bid: $110
Time Left:
Close Time: 11/21/2024 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Gold (rare old Georgia locality)
Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., Georgia, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.7 x 3.1 x 1.6 cm
Current Bid: $99
Time Left:
Close Time: 11/21/2024 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Fluorite (rare locality specimen)
Taourirt Complex, Taourirt Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
5.2 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Current Bid: $40
Time Left:
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Tennantite Subgroup
23 Level, Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Rich Kosnar
4.2 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $20
Time Left:
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Epidote with Andradite and ''Chlorite''
Marki Khel, Spin Ghar Range, Sherzad District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
11.6 x 7.7 x 2.3 cm
Current Bid: $50
Time Left:
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Quartz (''Solution Quartz'')
Jeffrey Quarry, Jeffrey, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USA
5.6 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm
Current Bid: $35
Time Left:
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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
Current Bid: $210
Time Left:
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Hematite (fine quality) (rare locality)
Sijiang, Shanxi, China
4.6 x 4.4 x 1.5 cm
Current Bid: $32
Time Left:
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Fluorite (classic locality) (multi-colored crystals)
Weisseck area, Murwinkel, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.2 x 9.3 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $100
Time Left:
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Gypsum var: Selenite
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Armon McPherson
7.2 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm
Current Bid: $75
Time Left:
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Fluorite (unusual color for the locality) on Quartz
Riemvasmaak Fluorite Occurrences, Kakamas, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.2 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $87
Time Left:
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Calcite
Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Les Presmyk
5.2 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Current Bid: $80
Time Left:
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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
Current Bid: $35
Time Left:
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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
Current Bid: $10
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Titanite (''Faden''-esque group)
Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Rich Kosnar
3.6 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Current Bid: $15
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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
Current Bid: $184
Time Left:
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Stilbite-Ca with Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Jalgaon District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India
10.7 x 6.8 x 5.7 cm
Current Bid: $30
Time Left:
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Sphalerite (rare locality)
Mary Arnold (Bain Page Tract), Christian Co., Missouri, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.8 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Current Bid: $60
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Fluorite (classic material)
Tule Mine, Melchor Múzquiz, Múzquiz Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.2 x 6.7 x 4.8 cm
Current Bid: $130
Time Left:
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Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. John Dagenais
8.8 x 5.3 x 2.8 cm
Current Bid: $143
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Heulandite
Fassa Valley, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Ex. Al Kidwell
8.6 x 7.7 x 5.2 cm
Current Bid: $75
Time Left:
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Galena with Sphalerite
Shuikoushan Mine, Shuikoushan ore field, Changning Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
Ex. Gerry Morvell
8.2 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $15
Time Left:
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Sulfur (classic locality)
Maybee Quarry, Exeter Township, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
Ex. Dan Behnke
4.7 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $80
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Baryte stalactite coated by Marcasite
Lubin Mine, Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
5.2 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
Current Bid: $20
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Vanadinite
Mibladen Mining District, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
3.1 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Current Bid: $80
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Spessartine Garnet
Garnet Hill, Ely, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA
5.7 x 4.2 x 3.6 cm
Current Bid: $30
Time Left:
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Copper in Chrysocolla (Recent Find)
Indonesia
6.3 x 6.1 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left:
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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
Current Bid: $23
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Azurite (gemmy crystals)
Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
3.2 x 3.0 x 2.2 cm
Current Bid: $165
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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
Current Bid: $30
Time Left:
Close Time: 11/21/2024 6:45:00 pm (CST)