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

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Rhodochrosite
Sunnyside Mine, Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.4 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Schorl (doubly-terminated)
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
3.8 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Malachite
Tonglushan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
9.3 x 7.5 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Bornite with Calcite
Dzhezkazgan Mining District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
3.3 x 2.4 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $255
Fluor-uvite - Uvite Series (Tourmaline)
Pedra Preta Pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Alex Schauss
2.7 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Calcite (zoned crystals) with Quartz
1st Sovietskii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.6 x 6.5 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $71
Calcite
Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
6.9 x 4.7 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Equus Knuckle (Phalanx) Fossil
near Port Royal, Beaufort Co., South Carolina, USA
Ex. Jack Arbiser
8.4 x 5.7 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $201
Silver (rare from Tsumeb)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
7.6 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $199
Lazurite
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
7.7 x 6.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Gold in Quartz (mined 1960s)
Idarado Mine, Red Mountain, Ouray Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
9.5 x 2.9 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $193
Corundum var: Ruby (rare classic locality specimen)
John Saul Mine, Tsavo West, Voi, Taita-Taveta Co., Kenya
Ex. Bill Larson
1.8 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm, 3.38 grams
Winning Bid: $275
Magnesite (classic material)
Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
4.2 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Fluorite on Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
8.2 x 5.3 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $323
Precious Opal (with multi-color flash)
Magdalena, Magdalena Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
1.4 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Fluoro-richterite
Wilberforce area, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada
Ex. Al Kidwell
6.5 x 5.2 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $20
Cerussite (smoky colored twin)
Mfouati Mine, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
2.7 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $25
Wulfenite (classic material)
Red Cloud Mine, Silver Dist., La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
6.8 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Tunellite (fine ''floater'' specimen)
Boron, Kern Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
5.2 x 5.1 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Beryl var: Heliodor
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Bill Larson
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm, 180.8 grams
Winning Bid: $692
Malachite pseudomorph after Cuprite (classic material)
Chessy Copper Mines, Chessy, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
0.8 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $30
Quartz var: Amethyst (polished slice)
Ametista do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.7 x 5.1 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Fluorite (''phantom'' color zoned crystals)
La Barre Mine, Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur, Pontgibaud, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
8.8 x 6.3 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $347
Pyrophyllite (RARE locality specimen)
Gasenried, St. Niklaus, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.7 x 5.8 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $66
Cuprite var: Chalcotrichite (rare locality specimen)
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo Dist., Pima Co., Arizona, USA
6.7 x 4.3 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $68
Smithsonite after Gypsum (RARE)
Jean Baptiste Mine, Kamariza Mines, Lavrion Dist., Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
Ex. Christos Spiromitros Collection
9.2 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Calcite (Manganese-bearing) on Sphalerite
Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
6.4 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $57
Andradite-Grossular Garnet Series (fine quality) (rare ''cast''?)
Koukouri Diggings, Trantimou, Diakon, Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
4.7 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $275
Baryte with Cinnabar inclusions
Clarashall Mine, Ruschberg, Baumholder, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
9.8 x 7.3 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $112
Schizolite (very rare and fine)
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
4.3 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $110