Mixed Collections and Worldwide Mineral Auction
We have a wonderful assortment of piece this week featuring gem crystals, classic locality pieces, rarities, fine display specimens and a selection of other assorted pieces from our inventory and collections we've purchased such as Kurt Hefendehl, Brian Kosnar, Dave Ziga, Dave Bergman, John Dagenais, Dave Stoudt, Les Presmyk 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. Beautiful gemmy group of AQUAMARINE crystals (many of which are doubly-terminated) from Pakistan
2. Classic, fine quality "cogwheel"-twinned crystals of BOURNONITE from Pachapaqui, Peru
3. Excellent, stout, well-formed crystal of ILMENITE from Canada – ex Brian Kosnar
4. Lovely blue SMITHSONITE from the Skorpion Mine, Namibia – ex Kurt Hefendehl
5. A fine quality doubly-terminated DRAVITE TOURMALINE from Yinnietharra, Australia
6. Rarely seen GOLD on BORNITE from Bisbee, Arizona
7. An attractive 7-piece set of beautiful twinned SILVER specimens from Batopilas, Mexico – ex Ron Romanella
8. Wonderful MIMETITE and WULFENITE combo from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico
9. Rare reddish-pink VARISCITE from Brazil – ex Kurt Hefendehl
10. An incredibly hard to find BOULANGERITE pseudomorph after ILVAITE from Dalnegorsk, Russia – ex Kurt Hefendehl
11. A unique and rarely seen botryoidal purple FLUORITE with rainbow iridescence from New Mexico – ex Dave Stoudt
12. Rarities include: BOLTWOODITE, PROUSTITE with IMITERITE, BOTRYOGEN with CHALCANTHITE and FLUELLITE