Mixed Auctions Minerals

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, Dr. Vasco Trancoso, Rich Kosnar, Colin Manlove, Dave Bergman, 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. Fine GEMMY twinned golden crystals of CALCITE from Kazakhstan – ex Brian Kosnar
2. Gorgeous richly colored blue-green and purple ''phantom'' FLUORITE from China – ex Chet Lemanski
3. Attractive and unusual ''bent'' TOURMALINE on Quartz from Pakistan
4. Wonderful GEM quality sherry colored TOPAZ from Pakistan
5. Beautiful classic ROSE QUARTZ specimen from Brazil – Mined: 1974 – ex Rich Kosnar
6. Unusual botryoidal RHODOCHROSITE from Kazakhstan – ex Brian Kosnar
7. Superb, classic gemmy bi-colored ''phantom'' colored FLUORITE from France – ex Paul Zerfass
8. Classic pink cobalt-bearing SMITHSONITE from Tsumeb – ex Dave Bergman
9. Eye-catching cabinet sized specimen of RHODONITE with GALENA from Broken Hill, Australia
10. Excellent RARE matrix specimen of RUBY from the Sivec Marble Quarries, North Macedonia
11.  Rarities include:  LEMANSKIITE, SULPHOHALITE, INDERITE, FERRINATRITE and VESZELYITE

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Rhodonite with Galena (classic material)
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
11.3 x 7.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $179
Epidote (''Faden'') (rare locality)
Nauchas Farm 14, Gamsberg Area, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
Ex. Ron Romanella
5.3 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $186
Malachite coating Chalcopyrite
San Pedro Mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt
6.7 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Analcime (rare locality specimen)
Mt Oladri Quarries, Monastir, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
11.6 x 10.2 x 6.3 cm
Winning Bid: $42
Corundum var: Ruby on marble (RARE matrix specimen for the locality)
Sivec Marble Quarries, Sivec Mountain, Prisad, Prilep Municipality, North Macedonia
4.7 x 3.9 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $374
Quartz var: Prase (classic material)
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
7.3 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Ilmenite (fine old classic)
Ilmen Nature Reserve (Miass), Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
3.4 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $117
Mottramite
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
5.8 x 5.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Lemanskiite (very rare and fine)
Abundancia Mine, Guanaco Project, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
4.3 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $128
Andradite var: Melanite
Sokolovskoe Iron Mine, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
1.9 x 1.9 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Cuprite
Silver City, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
7.2 x 5.3 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $141
Wavellite (fine color and quality)
Dug Hill, Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
5.1 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Ferrinatrite (extremely rare)
La Compañia Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile (Type Locality)
Ex. John Dagenais
4.9 x 4.7 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $251
Beryl var: Emerald on Smoky Quartz
Carnaíba, Pindobacu, Bahia, Brazil
5.1 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Topaz (GEM quality)
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
2.4 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm, 14.33 grams
Winning Bid: $197
Tourmaline (''bent'' crystals) on Quartz
Chhappu, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
7.3 x 5.7 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Cerussite (twinned fluorescent crystals) on Baryte
Mibladen District, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
5.7 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $166
Diopside (2021 discovery)
Janduk Mine, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Koksha Valley, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
6.2 x 6.1 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Smithsonite (Cobalt-bearing)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Dave Bergman
7.1 x 5.2 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Adamite with Calcite
Christiana Mine, Lavrion Dist., Lavreotiki, Attica, Greece
Ex. Christos Spiromitros Collection
6.3 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Calcite with iridescent Chalcopyrite
Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
Ex. Bud Standley
7.1 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $311
Fluorite (GEM twinned crystals)
Diana Maria Mine, Rogerley Quarry, Frosterley, Weardale, County Durham, England
7.6 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $375
Mimetite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
4.0 x 2.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $163
Vanadinite (classic locality specimen)
Apex Mine, San Carlos, Manuel Benavides Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Bob Reynolds
7.7 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Fluorite (''Tanzanite Fluorite'')
Yongchun Co., Quanzhou, Fujian, China
7.3 x 4.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $322
Rhodochrosite (rare locality specimen)
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Ex. Chet Lemanski
3.7 x 3.3 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $319
Quartz var: Rose on Quartz with Albite (Mined: 1974)
Ilha Claim, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
5.3 x 4.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $299
Calcite (GEMMY twinned crystals)
Sokolovskoe Iron Mine, Rudny, Kostanay Province, Kazakhstan
Ex. Brian Kosnar
6.3 x 6.1 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $704
Fluorite (multi-colored ''phantom'' crystals)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Chet Lemanski
4.7 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $610
Celestine (great color) on Calcite (new find - 2023)
Laman Celestine Deposit, Qala e Naw District, Badghis, Afghanistan
3.8 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $399