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