Mixed Auction of Worldwide Minerals!

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 acquired such as Kurt Hefendehl, Rich Kosnar, John Dagenais, Shields Flynn, Colin Manlove, Dr. Vasco Trancoso 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. Gemmy, classic TANZANITE crystal with a rare green "stripe"
2. Old-time (1970s) ROSE QUARTZ specimen from Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar
3. Beautiful rich green colored gemmy octahedral FLUORITE from the Navidad Mine, Mexico – ex Kurt Hefendehl
4. A rarely seen matrix specimen of ARAGONITE on COPPER "sheet" from Coro Coro, Bolivia
5. Fantastic strong green color Chromium-bearing GROSSULAR from the Thetford Mines, Quebec – ex Shields Flynn
6. Attractive rich blue polished specimen of Copper-bearing SMITHSONITE from Lavrion, Greece
7. Interestingly pastel multi-colored TOURMALINE from the Himalaya Mine, California – ex Dave Bergman
8. Wonderful showy, WULFENITE specimen from Mfouati, Republic of the Congo – ex Dave Ziga
9. A BIG impressive "dual nodule" polished slice of AGATE from California
10. A hard to find PYROMORPHITE from Schletzenburg, France – ex Kurt Hefendehl
11. Gorgeous intense purple colored fibrous SUGILITE from South Africa
12. Rarities include: CHALCOSTIBITE, BERTHIERITE, JEREMEJEVITE, CUMENGEITE, STOKESITE, and CHENEVIXITE

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Zoisite var: Tanzanite
D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
4.2 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm, 21.22 grams
Current Bid: $210
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Calcite (classic material)
Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
5.7 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm
Current Bid: $50
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Quartz var: Rose (classic material) (1970s)
Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
6.6 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm
Current Bid: $55
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Copper ''sheet'' with Aragonite (rare combo for the locality)
Coro Coro, Pacajes Province, La Paz, Bolivia
10.3 x 7.0 x 1.1 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Smithsonite (Copper-bearing) (polished)
Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion, Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
8.1 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm, 143.0 grams
Current Bid: $40
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Opal var: Opal-AN (formerly Hyalite Opal) (fluorescent)
Monok, Szerencs District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary
2.3 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Current Bid: $40
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Fluorite (great color)
Navidad Mine, Indé Municipality, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.7 x 8.3 x 1.8 cm
Current Bid: $150
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Berthierite (rare)
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Mare, Maramureș, Romania
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
4.5 x 3.6 x 1.7 cm
Current Bid: $38
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Azurite coating Baryte and Fluorite
Lucky Mine, Orogrande District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. David Stoudt
6.5 x 4.6 x 3.6 cm
Current Bid: $105
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Calcite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.6 x 5.8 x 4.9 cm
Current Bid: $85
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Grossular (Chromium-bearing) with Diopside
Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Ex. Shields Flynn
7.1 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Current Bid: $248
Time Left:
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Chalcopyrite
San Martín Mine, San Martín-Sabinas District, San Martín, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.2 x 7.7 x 4.2 cm
Current Bid: $125
Time Left:
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Jeremejevite (rare classic material)
Ameib Farm 60, Usakos, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
2.2 x 0.2 x 0.2 cm
Current Bid: $50
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Aragonite
La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
3.2 x 2.7 x 0.5 cm
Current Bid: $20
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Tourmaline (multi-color crystal)
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande Dist., San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
4.6 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm, 66.7 grams
Current Bid: $110
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Arsenopyrite (classic material)
Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Brian Kosnar
5.2 x 3.4 x 3.1 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Spodumene var: Kunzite
Kantiwa Pegmatite Field, Wama District, Nuristan, Afghanistan
Ex. Brian Kosnar
4.2 x 3.3 x 1.9 cm, 57.2 grams
Current Bid: $60
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Mimetite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
7.3 x 6.2 x 4.5 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Prehnite (classic locality)
Prospect Quarry, Prospect Hill, Prospect, Cumberland County, New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
12.5 x 12.2 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Microcline (rare locality specimen)
Entia Valley, Ambalindum Station, Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.2 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm
Current Bid: $10
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Prehnite with Pectolite
Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
5.9 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $30
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Stokesite (rare) with Microlite Group on Albite
Urucum Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.1 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm
Current Bid: $38
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Wulfenite
Mfouati Mine, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
Ex. Dave Ziga
2.2 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
Current Bid: $97
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Quartz included with Hedenbergite (''floater'' specimen)
Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.7 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $85
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Quartz (''Mango'' Quartz) with Halloysite inclusions
Cabiche, Quípama Mun., Boyacá Dept., Colombia
4.6 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $110
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Quartz var: Agate (polished slice)
San Bernardino Co., California, USA
22.6 x 11.9 x 0.7 cm, 373 grams
Current Bid: $45
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Chrysocolla pseudomorph after Malachite after Azurite
Lupoto Mine, Kakumba, Kipushi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
4.7 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm
Current Bid: $50
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Celestine (uncommon locality)
Limestone Quarries, Rüdersdorf bei Berlin, Märkisch-Oderland, Brandenburg, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.7 x 7.7 x 5.7 cm
Current Bid: $27
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Tourmaline (tri-color crystal)
Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA
2.8 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm, 2.04 grams
Current Bid: $90
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Shattuckite
Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
4.5 x 3.7 x 2.2 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)