Mineral Auction - Mixed Specimens

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, Dr. Alex Schauss, Rich Kosnar, Colin Manlove, Dave Bergman, Kurt Hefendehl, Chet Lemanski 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 MORGANITE on matrix from the White Queen Mine, San Diego County, California – ex Brian Kosnar
2. Lovely yellow TOURMALINE on matrix from Morocco
3. RARE GOLD on BORNITE from Bisbee, Arizona
4. Fine classic AZURITE specimen from Tsumeb – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
5. Excellent GEMMY DIOPTASE with QUARTZ from Republic of the Congo
6. Unique beautiful specimen featuring STIBNITE piercing through BARYTE from Romania – ex Harvard, Dearborn Collections
7. Attractive orange WULFENITE from Republic of the Congo
8. Rare ALABANDITE from TEXAS !
9. Gorgeous ROSE QUARTZ thumbnail from Maine ! – ex Alex Schauss Collection
10. Wonderful COPPER thumbnail from Arizona – ex Alex Schauss Collection
11. Rarely seen RUBY crystal from the John Saul Mine in Kenya – ex Bill Larson Collection
12.  Rarities include:  LINDQVISTITE with PLUMBOFERRITE, KERMESITE, STOKESITE and SCORODITE 

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Colemanite (excellent crystals - rare locality)
Biddy McCarthy Mines, Ryan, Furnace Creek District, Inyo Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds; Al Ordway
9.3 x 8.2 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $131
Prehnite and Stilbite on Epidote
Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
5.2 x 3.9 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $81
Quartz var: Smoky with Epidote and Stilbite
Strzegom (Striegau), Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.2 x 8.9 x 8.7 cm
Winning Bid: $114
Andradite Garnet (fine locality specimen)
Bor Pit, Dal'negorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
2.7 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite with Smithsonite
Sounion Mine #6, Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Ex. Christos Spiromitros
4.7 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Hematite
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Chet Lemanski
5.6 x 4.9 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $86
Fluorite on Quartz "casts" after Calcite
La Fluorita Dulcita Claim, Tombstone, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
9.2 x 7.3 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Smithsonite on Quartz
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.2 x 6.3 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Creedite (superb color)
Navidad Mine (Rodeo Mine), Abasolo, Mun. de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico
6.3 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $421
Lindqvistite with Plumboferrite (exceptionally rare)
Jakobsberg Mine, Jakobsberg ore field, Nordmark mining district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden (Type Locality for Both Species)
Ex. Colin Manlove
5.7 x 4.3 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $317
Epidote (''Faden'')
Tormiq, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Chet Lemanski
6.7 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Wavellite (classic material)
Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
10.7 x 7.8 x 7.2 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Baryte (uncommon locality)
Juanita Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
8.8 x 5.7 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $177
Azurite
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
2.6 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Willemite (classic material) (fluorescent)
Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Art Smith
9.7 x 6.0 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Titanite with Prehnite
Imilchil, Imilchil Caïdat, Imilchil Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.7 x 5.3 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Epidote (pseudo-hexagonal and slightly magnetic)
Raskoh Mts., Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
Ex. Ron Romanella
9.2 x 7.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $276
Clinohumite (great color)
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Ex. Armon McPherson
3.7 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $38
Titanite with Albite
Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.5 x 3.0 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $81
Baryte (uncommon locality)
Juanita Mine, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
5.3 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $99
Adamite (fine classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
4.3 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $285
Silver (uncommon locality)
El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium District, Great Bear Lake, North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
4.3 x 3.2 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Hübnerite on Quartz
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion Prov., La Libertad, Peru
4.3 x 4.0 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $128
Shattuckite
Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
7.3 x 7.1 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $266
Imperial Topaz (rare locality)
Karengerenge village, Solwezi District, North-Western Prov., Zambia
2.0 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm, 1.65 grams
Winning Bid: $50
Copper (excellent crystals)
Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
2.6 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Fluorite
Four de Cluzel Mine, Peyrebrune, Montredon-Labessonnié, Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France
6.1 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Fluorite on ''Baveno'' Twinned Microcline
Andrzej I Quarry, Żółkiewka, Gmina Strzegom, Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.6 x 7.3 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $385
Fluorite on Quartz
Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt; Kay Robertson
7.9 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $785
Scorodite (rare classic material 1940s-1950s)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Hugh Ford
7.3 x 5.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $301