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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Pyromorphite (uncommon locality)
Schletzenburg, Silberthal, Steinbach, Thann-Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.2 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm
Current Bid: $197
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Aragonite (Zinc-bearing) (formerly ''Nicholsonite'')
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. John Dagenais
7.2 x 6.2 x 2.9 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Rhodochrosite (classic material)
Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
8.4 x 6.3 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $160
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Edenite (rare)
Antsirabe, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Ex. Colin Manlove
8.6 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Dioptase included in Quartz
Sanda Hills Occurrences, Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo
7.2 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm
Current Bid: $130
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Sphalerite
1100 Level, Stari Trg Mine, Trepča Complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica Dist., Kosovo
Ex. Les Presmyk
7.2 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm
Current Bid: $43
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Fluorite
Tongbai Co., Nanyang, Henan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.2 x 6.9 x 4.2 cm
Current Bid: $191
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Azurite (fine crystals)
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Mun., Sonora, Mexico
2.9 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
Current Bid: $201
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Sugilite (fine color and quality)
N'Chwaning III Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
4.7 x 3.1 x 0.5 cm
Current Bid: $93
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Chalcostibite (rare)
Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
6.1 x 4.6 x 4.0 cm
Current Bid: $50
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Fluorapatite on Albite
Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
3.0 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm
Current Bid: $38
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Miargyrite (rare locality specimen)
Santa Cecilia Mine, Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Ex. Colin Manlove
4.4 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Cumengeite (rare locality specimen)
Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
Ex. Colin Manlove
7.3 x 5.3 x 4.4 cm
Current Bid: $55
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Iridescent Hematite
Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA
Ex. John Whatley
6.5 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm
Current Bid: $342
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Chenevixite (rare)
Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA
Ex. John Dagenais
7.7 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Current Bid: $10
Time Left:
Close Time: 01/30/2025 6:45:00 pm (CST)