Mineral Auction - Various 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, John Dagenais, 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. Unique color zoned TOURMALINE from Pakistan – ex Dave Bergman Collection
2. Richly colored, classic BLUE EUCLASE from Zimbabwe – ex Armon McPherson Collection
3. RARELY SEEN GOLD specimen from Bouse, Arizona   
4. Hard to find AMAZONITE crystal from Brazil
5. Excellent DIOPTASE with SHATTUCKITE from DR Congo
6. AMBER with Orthoptera inclusion from Dominican Republic
7. Beautiful AZURITE with a STRONG BLUE COLOR from Oumjrane, Morocco – ex Brian Kosnar
8. A very hard to find BROCHANTITE form the Berkeley Pit, Butte, Montana – ex David Burgess Collection
9. A gorgeous and excellent CLINOCHLORE specimen from Russia – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
10. Large and EXCELLENT CHALCOCITE crystal group from Republic of the Congo
11. Eye-catching "phantom" zoned octahedral FLUORITE crystals from New Mexico – ex Dave Stoudt Collection
12.  Rarities include:  MACKINAWITE, MIARGYRITE, CHALCOSTIBITE and LEIGHTONITE 

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Tourmaline (unique color zoning)
Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.2 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Quartz var: Amethyst
Amatitlán, Eduardo Neri Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico
4.3 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Goethite (fine crystallized specimen) with ''Onegite''
Goethite Hill Claim, Lake George area, Park Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Rich Kosnar
8.7 x 4.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $376
Dioptase with Shattuckite
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
5.3 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,830
Skutterudite (good sized crystals)
Bou Azzer Mine, Ouisselsate Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
4.3 x 3.4 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Anglesite (classic locality)
Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
4.3 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $93
Hydroxylherderite (rare green color) on Microcline
Yuno High Mines, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
2.8 x 2.6 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $137
Vesuvianite
Sierra de Cruces, Sierra Mojada Municipality, Coahuila, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.7 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Cyanotrichite (rare locality specimen)
Peacock Mine, Leadore District, Lemhi Co., Idaho, USA
Ex. Geary Murdock
9.2 x 7.7 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $240
Miagyrite (rare old locality)
St. Antonín de Padua Adit, Kutná Hora District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Ex. David Burgess
7.7 x 5.3 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $325
Precious Opal (multi-color)
Tsehay Mewcha, Delanta Woreda, North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
2.0 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm, 2.28 grams
Winning Bid: $130
Quartz (''Lattice Quartz'') (New Find!)
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
4.7 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Mollusc Fossil with iridescent Marcasite (New Find!)
Java, Indonesia
3.3 x 3.0 x 1.3 cm (each)
Winning Bid: $97
Fluorite with Sphalerite and Geocronite
Milpo Mine, Atacocha Dist., Cerro de Pasco, Pasco Prov., Pasco, Peru
5.7 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Fluorapatite
Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
3.2 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Aragonite (''floater'' specimen - 2023 find)
Los Molinillos - La Vacariza, Minglanilla, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
4.3 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Baryte
Baryte Occurrences, Châtel-Guyon, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
6.2 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Calcite (beautiful color)
Grabiszyce Quarry, Grabiszyce Średnie, Gmina Leśna, Lubań County, Lower Silesia, Poland
8.5 x 7.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Quartz (''floater'' specimen)
Jessieville, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
9.6 x 5.0 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Azurite (beautiful color)
Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.3 x 2.9 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $197
Mimetite (classic material)
Guatomo Mine (''Hat Yai'' Mimetite Locality), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata Dist., Yala Prov., Thailand
4.7 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $106
Epidote (attractive crystals)
Zard Mtn, Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan Dist., Balochistan Region, Pakistan
4.3 x 3.1 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Pyromorphite (classic material)
Bunker Hill Mine, Yreka Mining District, Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA
3.3 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Microcline var: Amazonite (rare Brazilian locality)
Santa Maria de Itabira Mine, Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.3 x 5.2 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Quartz Geode with Baryte and Calcite
State Route 37 roadcut, Harrodsburg, Monroe Co., Indiana, USA
4.7 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm and 4.1 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $330
Fluorite (rare color for the locality)
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.1 x 6.9 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $355
Groutite (fine crystals) (classic locality)
Robert Mine, Cuyuna North Range, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, USA
Ex. Richard Rossi
5.8 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Amber with Orthoptera inclusion
Sabana de la Mar (Sabana), Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic
2.7 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm, 2.94 grams
Winning Bid: $70
Fluorapophyllite-(K) (classic locality)
Gaspé Copper Mine, Murdochville, La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada
Ex. Al Kidwell
6.8 x 5.3 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $72
Clinochlore (fine crystals) (classic locality)
Akhmatovskaya Kop', Nazyamskie Mountains, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.7 x 6.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70