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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Cuprite var: Chalcotrichite
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
4.7 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Anglesite (classic locality)
Block 14, Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.7 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $436
Fluorite (rare locality)
Sümber District, Govisumber Province, Mongolia
5.7 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Goethite (fine crystals) with Smoky Quartz and Calcite
Becker Quarry (Hellerberg Quarry), Freisen, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.8 x 4.8 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $408
Azurite
Kimbwe Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
3.2 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm
Winning Bid: $429
Szenicsite (incredibly rare)
Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro mining district, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile (Type Locality)
Ex. John Dagenais
6.7 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $350
Chalcedony pseudomorph
Nye County, Nevada, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds; Kay Robertson
4.7 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Prehnite with Epidote (near ''floater'' specimen)
Diako District, Commune Diakon, Bafoulabé Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
4.9 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $211
Parakeldyshite (very rare)
Umbozero Mine, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Ex. Colin Manlove
7.1 x 5.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Bismuth (synthetic)
Belgium
Ex. Bill and Anne Cook
5.7 x 5.6 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Milky Quartz with Calcite and Hematite
Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
5.7 x 5.5 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $76
Smithsonite (Cadmium-bearing)
Wenshan, Yunnan, China
8.2 x 6.7 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $50
Axinite-(Mn) (rare locality specimen)
Little Three Mine, Ramona, San Diego Co., California, USA
Ex. Bill Larson
2.8 x 2.6 x 0.5 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Ferberite (RARE Pakistani locale)
Shengus, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
3.5 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $118
Vivianite (uncommon locality)
Big Fish River, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
5.3 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $212
Collinsite (rare)
Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada
Ex. Art Soregaroli
10.0 x 6.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $73
Rhodonite with Galena (classic material)
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Kay Robertson
4.0 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $108
Pyrolusite
Las Cruces, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA
4.6 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Fluorapatite on Albite
Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
2.7 x 2.6 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $89
Cylindrite (rare)
Santa Cruz Mine, Poopó, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia
3.7 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $65
Villiaumite (''fishbone'' impression = Elatolite) on Feldspar
Palitra pegmatite, Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Ex. Chet Lemanski
7.7 x 7.4 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $55
Haüyne (rare locality specimen)
Biachella Valley, Sacrofano, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $53
Smithsonite (Copper-bearing)
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
3.0 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Calcite with iridescent Marcasite
Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
8.6 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $377
Adamite (classic material)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Ex. Chet Lemanski
9.7 x 6.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $100
Zálesíite (very rare)
Tucumana Mine, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile
Ex. Gerry Morvell
9.2 x 5.7 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Orthoclase (plumbian) (rare green color)
Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Gerry Morvell
5.7 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Plumbogummite (excellent color)
Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
8.2 x 6.7 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $357
Quartz (''Mango'' Quartz) with Halloysite inclusions
Cabiche, Quípama Mun., Boyacá Dept., Colombia
8.2 x 5.2 x 3.7 cm
Winning Bid: $131
Hematite (''iron rose'')
Pomba Pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Ex. Brian Kosnar
3.7 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $185