Mixed Mineral Auction!

Classics, rarities, new finds, and large specimens in this eclectic selection from the well-known collections of Dr. Steve Smale, Bob Reynolds, Art Soregaroli, Cynthia Payne, Dave Stoudt, and other collections.

Highlights:
1. Rich large Tsumeb WULFENITE
2. Superb REALGAR
3. Rare large TURQUOISE nugget from Arkansas
4. Cynthia Payne CALCITE specimens
5. Fine Herkimer QUARTZ
6. Rare large REALGAR, CELESTINE & ORPIMENT from Turkey
7. Superb Morenci Mine AZURITE floret
8. Large SMITHSONITE from the Kelly Mine
9. Classic yellow FLUORITE from Freiberg
10. BAUXITE from the Type Locality
11. Striking large HEMATITE

Filter By

Calcite on Palygorskite (old, rare - 1960s-70s)
Pend Oreille Mine, Pend Oreille Co., Washington, USA
Ex. Cynthia Payne
7.3 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Pyrite (classic locale)
Gavorrano Mine, Grosseto Prov., Tuscany, Italy
Ex. Richard Hauck
10.5 x 9.7 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $290
Fluorite (rare German locale)
Fluorite mine, Ilm Dist., Thuringia, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
15.5 x 7.3 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Vesuvianite (rare California locale)
Vesuvianite occurrence, Portola, Plumas Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
6.8 x 6.2 x 4.3 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Doubly-terminated Celestine (Texas!)
Bull Creek, Austin, Travis Co., Texas, USA
4.7 x 2.2 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $300
Spessartine Garnet
Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Fujian, China
6.1 x 5.7 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $287
Native Bismuth
Wolfram Camp, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Australia
Ex. Josef Vajdak
1.8 x 1.8 x 1.0 cm, 9 grams
Winning Bid: $200
Sphalerite and Calcite
Trepca Stari Trg Mine, Trepca complex, Mitrovica Dist., Kosovo
6.2 x 5.3 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $82
Celestine and Calcite
Laman celestine deposit, Qala e Naw Dist., Badghis, Afghanistan
15.2 x 7.0 x 6.6 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Brucite
Killa Saifullah Dist., Balochistan Region, Pakistan
5.5 x 5.3 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $201
Azurite altering to Malchite (1980s find)
Morenci Mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
3.3 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $550
Prehnite ps. Anhydrite (classic pseudomorph)
Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
8.5 x 6.0 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Fluorite on Quartz
Pasto Bueno, Pampas Dist., Pallasca Prov., Peru
Ex. Art Soregaroli
4.2 x 2.9 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $205
Fluorite and Pyrite (classic locale)
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca Dist., Bolognesi Prov., Peru
Ex. Art Soregaroli
3.5 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $125
Baryte with Siderite
Christiane Mine, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
12.3 x 8.3 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Fluorite with Marcasite (old classic)
Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
10.3 x 7.0 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $262
large botryoidal Hematite
Irhoud Mine, Youssoufia, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
24.0 x 16.5 x 9.0 cm, 9.9 pounds
Winning Bid: $1,761
Hematite ps. Magnetite
Payun Matru volcano, Malargue Dept., Mendoza Prov., Argentina
8.2 x 5.6 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $490