Mixed Collections and Assorted Minerals Auction

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 Chet Lemanski, Bob Reynolds, John Dagenais, Dave Stoudt, Al Kidwell, Kurt Hefendehl, Brian Kosnar 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 lovely multi-color TOURMALINE from the Santa Rosa Mine, Brazil – ex Brian Kosnar
2. A big impressive gemmy green FLUORITE from the Xianghuapu Mine in China
3. Gorgeous AZURITE on MALACHITE from the New Nevada Claim, La Sal, Utah
4. A rarely seen STILBITE specimen from the Giken Mine, Norway – ex Chet Lemanski
5. Fantastic GEM MIMETITE crystals with rare HIDALGOITE from Tsumeb – ex Kurt Hefendehl
6. Classic old-time twinned CASSITERITE from Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Czech Republic
7. Wonderful rare gemmy FLUORITE included with BOULANGERITE from the Yaogangxian Mine, China
8. A VERY hard to find SCHEELITE on SCHORL from the Pingwu Mine, China – ex Kurt Hefendehl
9. Beautiful rare fibrous SUGILITE from the N'Chwaning III Mine, South Africa
10. A rare PURPLE TOURMALINE crystal from the Blue Lady Mine, San Diego County, California
11. Lovely rare VESZELYITE with KIPUSHITE from the Palabanda Quarries, Rep. of the Congo
12.  Rarities include:  XONOTLITE, IMITERITE, MELLITE and NATROCHALCITE

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Calcite (fluorescent)
Verkhnii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
7.1 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $116
Fluorite (gemmy crystals)
Xianghuapu Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
15.7 x 11.3 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $417
Baryte (fine gemmy crystals)
Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalíes Prov., Huánuco, Peru
5.2 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Sulfur (classic material)
Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.7 x 3.6 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Cassiterite (twins) (classic material)
Horní Slavkov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
4.3 x 3.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $239
Stilbite Subgroup (very rare locality)
Giken Mine, Sulitjelma Copper Mines, Sulitjelma, Fauske, Nordland, Norway
Ex. Chet Lemanski
9.2 x 6.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $55
Fluorite with Quartz
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
6.7 x 5.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $35
Mimetite (GEM crystals) with Hidalgoite (RARE association)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.1 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $805
Xonotlite (rare)
Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
5.3 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $144
Spessartine Garnet
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
2.9 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $301
Fluorite included with Boulangerite (rare)
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
3.2 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Opal (with color flash)
Carbonera Mine, La Trinidad, Mun. de Tequisquiapan, Queretaro, Mexico
3.2 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $61
Epidote (gemmy crystal)
Hashupa Epidote Locality, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Rich Kosnar
4.2 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $116
Libethenite with Pseudomalachite (classic locality)
La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile
Ex. Chet Lemanski
13.2 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Scheelite on Schorl Tourmaline (RARE association for the locality)
Pingwu Beryl Mine, Huya Township, Mount Little Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.1 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $167
Mimetite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
6.7 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $309
Quartz with clay inclusions
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Bob Reynolds
6.3 x 4.7 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Imiterite (incredibly rare) with Proustite
Imiter Mine, Imiter Mining District, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.3 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Schorl with Albite
Cryo-Genie Mine, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
4.7 x 3.3 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $109
Copper included in Calcite (classic material)
Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
3.1 x 2.3 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $363
Copper pseudomorph after Aragonite, et al. (large "floater" specimen)
Coro Coro Dist., Pacajes Prov., La Paz, Bolivia
3.7 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Vanadinite
Taouz Caïdat, Er-Rissani Cercle, Errachidia Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
3.7 x 3.6 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $73
Calcite with Sand inclusions (''floater'' specimen)
Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson County, South Dakota, USA
5.1 x 3.1 x 1.2 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Azurite in Granite (''K2 stone'' ''Ketonite'')
Azurite-in-granite occurrence, Khaplu, Ghanche Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
4.6 x 2.7 x 1.4 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Staurolite with Andalusite and Almandine (rare matrix specimen)
Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt
13.2 x 6.6 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Fibrous Sugilite (fine color and quality)
N'Chwaning III Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
7.2 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $262
Acanthite
Imiter Mine, Imiter Mining District, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.7 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Prehnite
Bendoukou, Sandare District, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
7.6 x 5.4 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Analcime with Natrolite and Polylithionite
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.7 x 6.2 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $55
Mellite (rare organic mineral)
Csordakúti Mine, Bicske-Csordakút, Bicskei District, Fejér County, Hungary
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
2.2 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $190