Mixed Collections Mineral 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 Dave Bergman, John Dagenais, Dave Stoudt, Gerry Morvell, Colin Manlove, 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. Excellent GEMMY doubly-terminated AQUAMARINE crystal from Pakistan
2. Classic QUARTZ and HEMATITE pseudomorph after EPIDOTE from Washington – ex Dave Bergman Collection
3. Wonderful rare GREEN CALCITE crystals from Mexico – ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection
4. Attractive BOURNONITE "cogwheels" with SPHALERITE from Peru – ex John Dagenais Collection
5. Rarely seen AXINITE-(Mn) from the Little Three Mine, California – ex Bill Larson Collection
6. A very hard-to-find COPPER specimen from the Jerome Mine, New Mexico – ex Dave Stoudt Collection
7. Classic rare LEGRANDITE crystals on matrix from the Ojuela Mine, Mexico
8. Beautiful, sharp GEMMY LEPIDOLITE crystal from Brazil – ex Rich Kosnar Collection
9. Fantastic "RED QUARTZ" from Dalnegorsk, Russia with rarely seen SCEPTER HABIT crystals – ex Colin Manlove Collection
10. Eye-catching "IRIS AGATE" slice from Indonesia with rainbow iridescence
11. Interesting VILLIAUMITE from Russia showing unusual "fishbone"-esque impressions in matrix – ex Chet Lemanski Collection
12.  Rarities include:  SZENICSITE, PARAKELDYSHITE, ZALESIITE and CYLINDRITE

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Azurite (doubly-terminated) (classic material)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
7.3 x 7.2 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $300
Cerussite (reticulated twin)
Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.2 x 2.3 x 0.8 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Beryl var: Aquamarine (GEMMY doubly-terminated crystal) with Albite
Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
6.4 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm, 45.6 grams
Winning Bid: $256
Quartz and Hematite pseudomorph after Epidote (classic material)
Green Mountain/Bessemer Ridge, Snoqualmie Mining District, King Co., Washington, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
7.2 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $183
Vanadinite with Quartz (rare Arizona locality)
Ruby Star Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
5.7 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Smithsonite (classic material)
Rush District, Marion Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
8.3 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Zoisite var: Tanzanite with Calcite
D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
2.1 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm, 6.7 grams
Winning Bid: $166
Bournonite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan, China
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
2.4 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $118
Tourmaline (uncommon locality specimen)
Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
2.4 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Calcite with etched blue Fluorite
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Ex. Chad Dalrymple
10.7 x 6.2 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $86
Malachite (''Primary Malachite'')
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Ex. Dave Stoudt
8.2 x 6.8 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $275
Copper (RARE New Mexico locality)
Jerome Mine, San Lorenzo Mining District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Dave Stoudt
6.7 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $250
Fluorite on Quartz
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hengyang, Hunan, China
3.7 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Legrandite (rare classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
5.7 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $176
Lepidolite (gemmy crystal)
Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex. Rich Kosnar
4.1 x 2.0 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $262
Calcite (doubly-terminated crystal)
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
Ex. Dave Bergman
7.5 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $52
Quartz with Hematite inclusions (rare SCEPTER habit for the locality)
2nd Sovetskii Mine, Partizanskoe Pb-Zn deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Colin Manlove
8.7 x 5.7 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $330
Aragonite (rare locality specimen)
Mohawk Mine, Mohawk Hill, Clark Mountain District, Clark Mts, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
7.7 x 5.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Bournonite (''cogwheel'' twins) with Sphalerite
Casapalca Mine, Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru
Ex. John Dagenais
11.3 x 7.6 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $175
Spinel (new find - 2023)
Laghman, Afghanistan
3.2 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Fluorapophyllite-(K) (''flying saucer'')
Verkhnii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.1 x 4.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Variscite (classic material)
Stuart Schmitt deposit (Henry de Linde No. 3 Mine), Dug Hill, Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
6.4 x 4.3 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Natrolite (good sized gemmy crystal)
Chimney Rock Quarry, Bound Brook, Bridgewater Township, Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA
7.1 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Quartz var: Agate (var: Iris Agate) (rainbow iridescence)
Java, Indonesia
6.7 x 5.6 x 0.1 cm, 11.3 grams
Winning Bid: $130
Pink Chalcedony (fluorescent)
South of Deming, Luna Co., New Mexico, USA
5.7 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Santa Cruz Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
5.7 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Calcite (unusual green color)
San Martín Mine, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.1 x 7.1 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Bustamite (classic material)
Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Gerry Morvell
6.2 x 4.1 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Calcite (''butterfly'' twin)
Apo Ali Gun, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Dr. Alex Schauss
2.6 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Rhodochrosite (RARE Chinese locality)
Xiaokouhuaying Ag-Mn deposit, Weichang County, Chengde, Hebei, China
Ex. Dr. William Logan
6.7 x 5.2 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $172