Minerals Auction - Assorted Pieces and Acquisitions

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, Kurt Hefendehl, Rich Kosnar, Colin Manlove, Armon McPherson, Dave Bergman, Bob Reynolds, Demetrius Pohl 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. Old-time AQUAMARINE from Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar
2. An excellent near "floater" specimen of SPESSARTINE on SMOKY QUARTZ from China
3. Fine classic LEGRANDITE from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico
4. An interesting FLUORAPAITITE with odd PURPLE fluorescence from Pakistan – ex Kurt Hefendehl
5. Good sized rare CARROLLITE crystal from DR Congo
6. A cool FLUORITE specimen from a RARE Russian locale! - ex Kurt Hefendehl
7. Wonderful "floater" RUBY crystal from the famed John Saul Mine in Kenya – ex Bill Larson
8. An interesting brown WAVELLITE from a rare POLISH locality – ex Kurt Hefendehl
9. GEMMY flame red colored RHODOCHROSITE on matrix from Peru – ex Armon McPherson
10. An attractive specimen of synthetic BROMELLITE – ex Bill and Anne Cook
11.  Rarities include:  HOLMQUISTITE, GUANACOITE, METAHEWETTITE and KINOITE

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Prehnite on Epidote (''floater'' specimen)
Diako District, Commune Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
4.8 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Stellerite (fine crystals) with Quartz
Garrawilla Station, Pottinger Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
5.2 x 4.4 x 4.2 cm, …
Winning Bid: $238
Quartz var: Rose with Albite
Pitorra Claim, Laranjeiras, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.6 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $343
Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
6.7 x 5.2 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Metahewettite (very rare)
Ambrosia Lake Mining Sub-district, McKinley Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.0 x 3.2 x 2.1 cm, …
Winning Bid: $160
Fluorapatite (rich color) on Quartz
Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $190
Smithsonite (Cobalt-bearing)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Colin Manlove
3.7 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $164
Eudialyte
Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Ex. Colin Manlove
8.4 x 5.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Bromellite (synthetic)
San Francisco, California, USA
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
2.2 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $207
Kinoite (rare)
Christmas Open Pit, Christmas Mine, Banner Dist., Gila Co., Arizona, USA
6.3 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $132
Beryl var: Aquamarine (classic locality)
Medina Pegmatite Field, Pedra Azul Dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
4.7 x 2.0 x 1.8 cm, 30.46 grams
Winning Bid: $190
Gold in Quartz
Idarado Mine, Red Mountain District, Ouray Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.4 x 2.3 x 0.6 cm, 12.95 grams
Winning Bid: $165
Corundum var: Ruby (rare classic locality specimen)
John Saul Mine, Tsavo West, Voi, Taita-Taveta Co., Kenya
Ex. Bill Larson
1.5 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm, 3.93 grams
Winning Bid: $90
Stannite with Arsenopyrite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Chet Lemanski
4.3 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Cuprite var: Chalcotrichite (classic locality)
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo Dist., Pima Co., Arizona, USA
4.7 x 3.7 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $136
Andradite-Grossular Garnet Series (fine quality)
Koukouri Diggings, Trantimou, Diakon, Arrondissement of Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
4.7 x 3.5 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $639
Rhodochrosite (classic material)
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima, Peru
Ex. Armon McPherson
5.0 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm, …
Winning Bid: $318
Carrollite (good sized crystal)
Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
4.6 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,345
Fluorite (GEMMY crystals) on Quartz
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang Pref., Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.3 x 5.4 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $405
Spessartine Garnet on Smoky Quartz (near ''floater'' specimen)
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
9.8 x 8.7 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $550
Azurite (''blueberries'')
Lost Lake claim, Nacimiento Mine, San Pablo, Sandoval Co., New Mexico, USA
9.3 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $1,001
Fibrous Sugilite (fine color and quality)
N'Chwaning III Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
5.2 x 3.7 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $585
Siderite with Pyrite and Quartz (classic locality)
Mésage Mine, Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.7 x 6.8 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Quartz (''Mango'' Quartz) with Halloysite inclusions
Cabiche, Quípama Mun., Boyacá Dept., Colombia
9.3 x 6.3 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $725
Olmiite (rare)
N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa (Type Locality)
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.0 x 4.1 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $195
Grossular var: Hessonite
Faiallo Pass, Urbe, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy
3.7 x 2.7 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $125
Azurite with Malachite (classic locality)
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Tom Kennedy
10.7 x 6.2 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $163
Rhodochrosite on Quartz
Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Ancash, Peru
7.3 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $295
Cuprite (oddly elongated crystals)
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
6.3 x 4.6 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $322
Aragonite (''floater'' specimen - 2023 find)
Gallo River, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (Type Locality)
7.2 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $158