Mineral Auctions - Mixed Specimens

This week's auction features a great mix of minerals including gem crystals, classic locality pieces, rarities, fine display specimens and a selection of other assorted specimens from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Alvaro Lucio, Kurt Hefendehl, Al Kidwell, Brian Kosnar, Dave Bergman, Dr. Vasco Trancoso, Bob Reynolds 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. A RARELY seen beautiful BLUE QUARTZ on ROSE QUARTZ from Brazil – ex Alvaro Lucio
2. Fantastic "floater rose" group of fine quality AZURITE from China (1980s) – ex Rich Kosnar
3. Attractive DIOPTASE with uncommon MIMETITE association from Republic of the Congo
4. Classic GERMAN TENNANTITE-TETRAHEDRITE SERIES with CHALCOPYRITE – ex Kurt Hefendhel
5. A hard to find COPPER NUGGET from the Dan Creek Mine, Alaska – ex Dave Bergman
6. Interesting and unusual PYRRHOTITE specimen from the Morro Velho Mine, Brazil – ex Alvaro Lucio
7. Attractive gemmy RUBY crystal on marble from Afghanistan
8. Fine quality, rarely seen AZURITE from the Carlota Mine, Arizona – ex Bob Reynolds
9. A recently found SPESSARTINE on MICROCLINE from a rare EGYPTIAN locality!
10. Classic LUDLAMITE on QUARTZ from the type locality in Cornwall! – ex Kurt Hefendehl
11. Classic MIMETITE var: CAMPYLITE from the Dry Gill Mine, England – ex Dr. Vasco Trancoso
12.  Rarities include:  ALABANDITE, ZINCOLIBETHENITE, ANDORITE and PYROCHLORE var: BETAFITE

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Galena (''floater'' specimen)
Septemvri Mine (Deveti Septemvri Mine), Madan ore field, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria
Ex. Brian Kosnar
4.8 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Stilbite Subgroup (uncommon locality)
Lewis River, Skamania Co., Washington, USA
7.2 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $38
Dioptase with Mimetite
Ntola Mine, Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo
9.6 x 6.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Copper Nugget (RARE locality specimen)
Dan Creek Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
3.7 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm, 49.36 grams
Winning Bid: $129
Tourmaline (multi-color crystal) with Lepidolite (Mined: December 2023)
Tourmaline King Mine, Queen Mountain, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
3.1 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm, 25.60 grams
Winning Bid: $275
Pyrrhotite (unique form - uncommon locality)
Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
7.1 x 5.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $137
Blue Quartz on Rose Quartz (unique rare color combo!)
Ilha Claim, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Alvaro Lucio
6.3 x 5.3 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $1,600
Titanite
Fibbia, Fontana, Airolo, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.2 x 6.2 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Diopside (fine locality specimen)
Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
6.2 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Corundum var: Ruby on marble
Jagdalak (Jagdalek) Ruby Mine, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
4.2 x 3.6 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Malachite (polished stalactite)
Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
7.2 x 6.3 x 0.6 cm, 67.09 grams
Winning Bid: $27
Andorite (fine rare doubly-terminated crystal) with Zinkenite
San Jose Mine, Oruro City, Cercado Prov., Oruro, Bolivia
3.1 x 2.6 x 0.3 cm
Winning Bid: $187
Azurite (fine rare Arizona locality)
3460' Level, Carlota Mine, Pinto Valley Mine, Pinto Creek, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
8.0 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $398
Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series with Chalcopyrite
Rosenhof Mine {Grube Zilla}, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.2 x 7.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $387
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
5.2 x 4.7 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $196
Ludlamite (classic material)
Wheal Jane, Cornwall, England, UK (Type Locality)
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
3.7 x 3.2 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $134
Pyrochlore Supergroup var: Betafite
Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
3.2 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Montebrasite
Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
5.1 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm, 5.81 grams
Winning Bid: $40
Fluorapatite (classic material)
Nuestra Señora del Carmen Mines, La Celia lamproite outcrops, Jumilla, Murcia, Spain
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.7 x 6.2 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $47
Descloizite (classic material)
Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Ex. Bob Reynolds
5.2 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $232
Fluorite (classic material)
Huanzala Mine, Huanzala, Huallanca Dist., Bolognesi Prov., Ancash, Peru
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.1 x 10.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Alabandite (large crystal)
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Ex. Colin Manlove
3.5 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Rhodochrosite
Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu Co., Wuzhou, Guangxi, China
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
4.1 x 2.7 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $114
Cordierite (rare Italian locality)
Rhyolite dome, Roccatederighi, Roccastrada, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Ex. Al Kidwell
6.7 x 5.7 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Azurite
Christiana Mine, Mercati mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion Dist., Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
Ex. Christos Spiromitros
4.2 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $240
Mimetite var: Campylite (classic material)
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
7.0 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $1,198
Aragonite (rare locality specimen)
Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside Co., California, USA
3.4 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Prehnite with Epidote
Djouga Diggings, Bendougou, Diakon, Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
4.3 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Calcite (''butterfly''-twin) (fluorescent)
Cinco Cruces District, Humay District, Pisco Province, Ica, Peru
3.6 x 2.8 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $45
Grossular (Chromium-bearing)
Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
3.0 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $504