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 Kurt Hefendehl, Chet Lemanski, Bill and Anne Cook, Dave Bergman, 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. Classic fluorescent pink manganese-bearing CALCITE from Russia
2.  Old-time crystallized COPPER from Bisbee, Arizona – ex Dave Bergman Collection
3. Excellent GEMMY BI-COLORED SPHALERITE crystals on matrix from Slovakia  – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
4. Fine quality BABINGTONITE on matrix from India – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
5. Unique SYNTHETIC RUBY crystal group – ex Tim Sherburn Collection
6. Wonderful GEMMY etched TOPAZ crystal from Pakistan
7. Interesting QUARTZ on FLUORITE specimen from the Rogerley Mine, England - ex Brian Kosnar Collection
8.  Beautiful MALACHITE "balls" on AZURITE from China
9.  Eye-catching HEMATITE with RUTILE from Brazil – ex Dr. Vasco Trancoso Collection
10. Rarities include SODDYITE, CALLAGHANITE, STRENGITE with CACOXENITE and OYELITE 

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Fluorite (classic material)
Denton Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
6.5 x 5.9 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $148
Copper (classic material)
Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Warren Dist., Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
6.6 x 5.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $146
Corundum var: Ruby
Jegdalek Ruby Deposit, Surobi Dist., Kabul, Afghanistan
2.5 x 2.1 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Analcime with Rhodochrosite, Aegirine and Natrolite
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Ex. Charlie Key
2.3 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Lazurite
Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Kuran wa Munjan Dist., Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Ex. Carl Acosta, Ernest Webber
9.3 x 6.9 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Calcite on Sphalerite
Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Mitrovica, Kosovo
4.3 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $86
Wulfenite
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Dist., Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
6.2 x 2.7 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Fluorite (rare Arizona locality)
Heson Mine, Buckskin Mts., La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
7.3 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $180
Petzite with Hessite
Rex Mine, Gold Hill Dist., Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
2.1 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $236
Brookite in Quartz (Polished)
Taftan, Chagai District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.7 x 2.3 x 2.1 cm, 28.7 grams
Winning Bid: $350
Hematite with epitaxial Rutile
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
9.3 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $271
Fluorapatite
Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Rock Currier
6.0 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $333
Sphalerite (gemmy bi-colored crystals)
Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.7 x 7.6 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $170
Quartz on Fluorite (rare style for the locality)
Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, County Durham, England
Ex. Brian Kosnar
10.3 x 10.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $87
Sulfur
El Desierto Mine, San Pablo de Napa, Daniel Campos Prov., Potosí, Bolivia
5.3 x 4.8 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Epidote (gemmy ''Faden'' crystal group)
Hashupa Epidote Locality, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Rich Kosnar
4.2 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Quartz var: Amethyst / Smoky (scepter) (New Find!)
Chibuku Mine, near Chiredzi, Masvingo Prov., Zimbabwe
4.6 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Prehnite with Graphite
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts., Simanjiro Dist., Manyara Region, Tanzania
6.7 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Callaghanite (extremely rare)
Sierra Magnesite Mine, Gabbs, Gabbs Dist., Nye Co., Nevada, USA (Type Locality)
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.9 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Brochantite (fine color and quality)
Goulmima, Errachidia Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.3 x 7.2 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $575
Magnetite (rare cubic habit)
2500' Level, CCA Mine No. 4, Balmat, St Lawrence Co., New York, USA
Ex. Gerry Morvell
7.7 x 6.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $145
Soddyite (exceptionally rare)
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Lualaba, DR Congo
Ex. Wouter Van Tichelen
3.7 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $260
Opal (Precious Opal)
Dubník, Červenica, Prešov Dist., Prešov Region, Slovakia
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
1.7 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Silver
Beaverdell, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
1.2 x 0.6 x 0.2 cm, 1.18 grams
Winning Bid: $33
Beryl var: Heliodor
Pakistan
6.1 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $335
Beryl var: Aquamarine (doubly-terminated)
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.7 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm, 15.2 grams
Winning Bid: $71
Aurichalcite (rare locality)
Heavy Weight Mine, Helvetia District, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.3 x 5.7 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Calcite
Peregrina Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato Mun., Guanajuato, Mexico
7.7 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Quartz var: Chalcedony; var: Agate
Heads of Ayr, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Ex. Tim Sherburn
5.2 x 5.1 x 1.8 cm, 66.1 grams
Winning Bid: $75
Malachite with Copper
Houghton, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
Ex. Al Kidwell
6.8 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $41