Mineral Auction of Assorted Acquisitions
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 Brian Kosnar, Dave Bergman, Kurt Hefendehl, Demetrius Pohl, Chet Lemanski, Bill and Anne Cook, Alex Schauss 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. Beautiful classic pink RHODOCHROSITE from the Sunnsyide Mine, Colorado – ex Brian Kosnar
2. INTENSELY colored SUGILITE specimen from South Africa
3. Desirable ''floater'' RUBY crystal from the John Saul Mine – ex Bill Larson Collection
4. Multi-colored TOURMALINE crystals on Albite from Pakistan – ex Dave Bergman Collection
5. Fine BORNITE with CALCITE from Kazakhstan
6. Excellent, rare HUREAULITE crystals on matrix from Brazil
7. Rarely seen SILVER specimen from Tsumeb
8. Lovely twinned CERUSSITE from Republic of the Congo
9. Classic PYROMORPHITE crystals on BARYTE from the Les Farges Mine, France – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
10. A hard to find SMITHSTONITE pseudmorph/"cast" after GYSPUM from Lavrion, Greece
11. Rarities include SCHIZOLITE, ROOSEVELTITE, TETRAROOSEVELITE, PREISINGERITE, ZAVARISKITE, MANSFIELDITE, MENDIPITE and SARTORITE