Mineral Auction - Worldwide Material

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 Ron Romanella, Dave Bergman, Bob Reynolds, Chet Lemanski, Rich Kosnar, Kurt Hefendehl, Bill and Anne Cook, Colin Manlove, Brian Kosnar 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. Doubly-terminated QUARTZ/AMETHYST with TWO MOVING WATER BUBBLES from Namibia
2. Attractive green DIOPSIDE crystals on matrix from Afghanistan – NEW FIND
3. A gorgeous gemmy 3-crystal set of TOURMALINES from the Himalaya Mine – ex Ron Romanella Collection
4. A RARELY seen GWINDEL QUARTZ from Novo Horizonte, Brazil
5. Wonderful FERBERITE specimen from the Tasna Mine, Bolivia
6. Beautiful "MANGO QUARTZ" from Colombia
7. Fantastic MULTI-"FADEN" EPIDOTE specimen from Pakistan – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
8. A classic specimen of WULFENITE from the Erupción Mine, Mexico – ex Dave Bergman Collection
9. Fine GROUTITE thumbnail from Germany
10. A great GEM quality TOPAZ from Nigeria – ex Dr. Vasco Trancoso
11. Rarities include FALCONDOITE, HYDROBORACITE, GOYAZITE, SULPHOHALITE and GEOCRONITE

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Scheelite with Fluorite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
3.2 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Stellerite (rare locality)
Klichka, Borzya, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.9 x 6.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $74
Copper (rare locality)
Baltic Mine, Baltic, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Ex. Dan Behnke
11.4 x 6.1 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $42
Corundum var: Ruby
Aliabad marbles, Aliabad, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.6 x 7.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $186
Quartz var: Chalcedony pseudomorph after Aragonite
Casa Grande Mining Dist., Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
9.7 x 4.6 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $15
Serandite
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Ex. Charlie Key
3.1 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Quartz / Amethyst (doubly-terminated with moving water bubbles!)
Goboboseb Mountain, Brandberg area, Uis Dist., Erongo Region, Namibia
9.3 x 2.1 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $311
Ferberite (fine crystallization)
Tasna Mine, Cerro Tasna, Nor Chichas Prov., Potosí, Bolivia
5.2 x 5.0 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $320
Tourmaline (3 crystal set)
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Ron Romanella
3.2 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm to 2.1 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Prehnite (polished nodule)
Wave Hill Station, Kalkarindji, Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australia
8.1 x 5.9 x 1.0 cm, 104.9 grams
Winning Bid: $110
Richterite (fine crystal)
Unnamed Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Ex. Colin Manlove
3.2 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Goyazite (rare locality specimen)
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, Canada
4.7 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Chrysocolla
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
4.6 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Sulfur (good sized crystal)
El Desierto Mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Prov., Potosí, Bolivia
9.8 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Fluorite with Amethyst
Nancy Hanks Mine, Unaweep Canyon, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
7.5 x 6.3 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Spodumene var: Kunzite (classic material)
Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.5 x 1.6 x 0.9 cm, 19.6 grams
Winning Bid: $129
Topaz (rare locality)
Plateau, Nigeria
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
2.2 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm, 10.7 grams
Winning Bid: $120
Amber with insect inclusion
Sabana de la Mar, Hato Mayor Prov., Dominican Republic
2.8 x 1.9 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Cyanotrichite with Chalcoalumite and Brochantite (classic material)
Grandview Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
5.2 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $298
Groutite (classic material)
Bülten-Adenstedt Mine, Ilsede, Peine District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Ex. Colin Manlove
2.0 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $140
Fluorite on Quartz (multi-color crystals)
Yiwu, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
9.1 x 6.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $197
Wulfenite (classic material)
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mts, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Dave Bergman
8.3 x 6.9 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $131
Calcite included with "Byssolite"
Tormiq Valley, Haramosh Mts., Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Rich Kosnar
5.2 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $125
Fluorite
Ludwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, Schonbrunn, Bosenbrunn, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.2 x 6.1 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $298
Sulphohalite (extremely rare)
Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA (Type Locality)
Ex. Bob Reynolds
11.6 x 5.1 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Brochantite (fine quality)
Bou Beker, Touissit-Bou Beker Dist., Jerada Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
Ex. Wouter Van Tichelen
8.9 x 5.6 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $242
Quartz (''Mango Quartz'')
Cabiche, Quípama Mun., Boyacá Dept., Colombia
6.1 x 6.0 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $399
Calcite with Copper inclusions (classic material)
Quincy Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.1 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $395
Calcite with Dolomite and Pyrite
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica Dist., Kosovo
7.2 x 4.1 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $231
Rhodochrosite (classic material)
Emma Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA
Ex. Colin Manlove
4.3 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $400