Mineral Auction - Worldwide Specimens

Mixed specimens this week include gem crystals, classic locales, fine display specimens and a selection of assorted piece from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Dr. Vasco Trancoso, Kurt Hefendehl, Rich Kosnar, Chet Lemanski, Bill and Anne Cook, 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. Interesting AMAZONITE crystal from Colorado with unusual white "stripes" – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
2. Excellent AZURITE crystals on matrix from the Milpillas Mine, Mexico
3. Fantastic rare SHIGAITE crystals on RHODOCHROSITE from South Africa
4. A great association specimen from Peru featuring attractive pink CALCITE with TENNANTITE, et al. – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
5. Rarely seen GOLD specimen from Greaterville, Arizona
6. Wonderful VESZELYITE crystals on matrix from China           
7. Eye-catching rare BLUE AMBER from Indonesia
8. Lovely gemmy TOPAZOLITE GARNET crystals on matrix from Madagascar – ex Brian Kosnar Collection
9.  A very attractive rich golden colored GYPSUM var: SELENITE specimen from Peru – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
10. Rarities include SERENDIBITE, AUSTINITE, GETCHELLITE, PSEUDOBOLEITE, ARTHURITE and PARAVAUXITE

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Microcline var: Amazonite (unusual "striped" crystals)
R. A. Kosnar claim on Yucca Hill, Steven's Ranch, near Lake George, Park Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.2 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Mun., Sonora, Mexico
3.7 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Pyrite
Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca Dist., Bolognesi Prov., Ancash, Peru
8.7 x 6.6 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Fluorite (rare locality specimen)
Taourirt Complex, Taourirt Prov., Oriental Region, Morocco
8.3 x 6.6 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Smithsonite (cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
8.7 x 7.1 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $81
Mn-Calcite with Tetrahedrite
Casapalca Mine, Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
14.3 x 10.3 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $616
Pink Quartz
Choique Mine, Pehuenches Dept., Neuquén Prov. Argentina
4.9 x 4.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Andradite var: Topazolite
Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antsakoamanondro, Ambanja, Diana, Madagascar
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.8 x 2.3 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Paravauxite (historic specimen)
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Prov., Potosí, Bolivia (Type Locality)
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Sciences; Brian Kosnar
2.4 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $47
Malachite on Chrysocolla
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
7.1 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Stibiconite (fine locality specimen)
La Chicheña Mine, Nor Chichas Prov., Potosí, Bolivia
Ex. Rich Kosnar
13.6 x 8.7 x 8.2 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Blue Amber (fluorescent)
Lampung Prov., Indonesia
4.2 x 4.1 x 2.3 cm, 24.60 grams
Winning Bid: $407
Calcite (fine quality)
Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
6.3 x 4.8 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $230
Epidote with Quartz
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
3.1 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $96
Indicolite Tourmaline
Pederneira Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.6 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm, 9.48 grams
Winning Bid: $195
Goethite (fine quality)
Douglas Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Gary Weaver
6.3 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $153
Chalcedony pseudomorph / fossil after Gastropod (Hippochrenes volgensis)
Volga River Region, near settlement Batai in Saratov Region, Russia
5.7 x 3.4 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $112
Scheelite with Fluorite (rare locality)
Obří důl, Pec pod Sněžkou, Trutnov Dist., Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
Ex. Rich Kosnar
2.6 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Ferberite
Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.1 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $39
Goethite pseudomorph after Pyrite (rare locality specimen)
Agos-Vidalos, Argelès-Gazost, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France
Ex. Dr. Barratt Phillips; Erik Rose
4.6 x 4.3 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $128
Pseudoboleite
San Francisco Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Ex. Dan Behnke
9.8 x 7.5 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $301
Serendibite (rare locality specimen)
Armstrong Farm, Johnsburg Township, Warren Co., New York, USA
Ex. Colin Manlove
2.2 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $32
Fluorite (two colors) on Muscovite
Erongo Mountains, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.8 x 4.3 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Sphalerite with Quartz (rare locality specimen)
Silvermines Dist., Tipperary County, Munster, Ireland
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.7 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $197
Fluorapatite with Fluorite
Horní Slavkov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.3 x 9.0 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Muscovite var: Fuchsite
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Ex. Al Kidwell; Natural History Museum in Bern
4.7 x 4.2 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $36
Quartz
Tole, Wana, South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prov., Pakistan
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.5 x 4.3 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Austinite (rare)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Colin Manlove
4.3 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $205
Getchellite (rare) with Orpiment
Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi Dist., Osgood Mts., Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. Colin Manlove
9.7 x 8.3 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $31
Almandine
Minas Brasil Mine, São Tiago, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
2.1 x 2.0 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $110