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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Fluorite
Xianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Dr. Stephen Smale
5.0 x 4.7 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $220
Baryte (rare locality specimen)
Lenwood, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
6.7 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Tourmaline (rare locality specimen - rare purple color)
Blue Lady Mine, Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs, San Diego County, California, USA
5.5 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm, 5.63 grams
Winning Bid: $290
Hedenbergite (rare locality specimen)
Jebel Bou-Agrao, Amersid, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.9 x 4.3 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $138
Ettringite (rare) with Hausmannite
N'Chwaning Mines, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South Africa
3.8 x 3.7 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Smithsonite
Hilarion Mine, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece
9.3 x 6.2 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Minium
Broken Hill, Broken Hill Dist., Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
5.1 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $43
Sphalerite (twins) with Calcite (Manganese-bearing)
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Chicla Dist., Huarochirí Prov., Lima, Peru
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
5.4 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $139
Veszelyite with Kipushite (rare)
Palabanda Quarries, Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
6.4 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $225
Fluorite
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.7 x 3.9 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $193
Chalcocite coating Pyrite (fine classic material)
Chino Mine (Santa Rita Pit), Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
3.7 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Agate (polished)
Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.3 x 8.2 x 3.9 cm, 390.4 grams
Winning Bid: $71
Epidote (rare locality)
Malyi Kuibas Iron Mine, Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.9 x 4.7 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Natrochalcite (rare)
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile (Type Locality)
Ex. John Dagenais
6.7 x 4.3 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $113
Wulfenite on Calcite
Hilltop Mine, California Mining District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
6.2 x 5.8 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $309
Stilbite-Ca with Chalcedony
Mumbai Suburban District, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
Ex. Al Kidwell
5.7 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $40
Hematite pseudomorph after Calcite
Orogrande Mining District (Jarilla Mining District), Otero Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt
5.9 x 2.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Stibiotantalite (self-collected 1963)
Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
2.3 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $177
Tennantite Subgroup (good sized crystals) with Chalcopyrite
Dzhezkazgan Mining District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.8 x 4.4 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $79
Copper altering to Malachite
Broken Hill, Broken Hill Dist., Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
6.4 x 5.7 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $99
Colemanite (fine crystals)
East Coleman Mine, Furnace Creek, Inyo Co., California, USA (Type Locality)
Ex. Bob Reynolds
9.3 x 5.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $141
Siderite on Pyrite pseudomorphs after Siderite with Stannite
Siete Suyos Mine, Atocha-Quechisla Dist., Sud Chichas Prov., Potosí Dept., Bolivia
Ex. Armon McPherson
5.7 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $77
Azurite on Malachite (classic material)
New Nevada Claim, La Sal, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
4.7 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $272
Calcite (circa 1886) (historic locality)
Příbram, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Ex. Josef Vajdak; National Museum {Prague}
9.8 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $218
Pyrite (classic material)
Quiruvilca Mine, Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad, Peru
Ex. Brian Kosnar
10.3 x 6.8 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $150
Citrine on Danburite (rare combo for the locality)
Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
4.7 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm
Winning Bid: $163
Lazulite ((fine crystals)
Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Ex. Chet Lemanski
4.8 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Chalcopyrite (classic New Mexico locale)
Ground Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
4.3 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $335
Tourmaline (multi-color crystal)
Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.4 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm, 11.59 grams
Winning Bid: $430