Mixed Mineral Auction!

Rarities, new finds, classics, and large specimens in this diverse selection from the well-known Smale, Hauck, Hefendehl, Reynolds, Zerfass, and other collections.

Highlights:
1. Classic old MANGANITE from the Type Locality
2. Rare PYROMORPHITE stalactite from the Dr. Steve Smale Collection
3. TOURMALINES including a large Colorado piece and a fine Afghanistan specimen
4. French specimens from the Paul Zerfass Collection including a Le Beix FLUORITE
5. Unusual ILVAITE with QUARTZ after FLUORITE crystals from China
6. New find of AQUAMARINE, MUSCOVITE & FELDSPAR
7. Rare FLUORITE and QUARTZ from China
8. Classic TIGER, ARIZONA combination
9. Rare CITRINE QUARTZ from North Carolina

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Colemanite ps. Inyoite
Corkscrew Canyon Mine, Furnace Creek, Inyo Co., California, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
15.4 x 8.0 x 6.9 cm
Winning Bid: $185
Calcite (optical grade - old Mexico)
near Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoso
8.8 x 5.6 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $228
Aragonite "floater" (New 2023 Find)
Molina de Aragón, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
6.2 x 6.0 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $116
Azurite "suns"
Malbunka Copper Mine, Areyonga, Northern Territory, Australia
11.2 x 7.3 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $279
Quartz
Ron Coleman Mine, Blue Springs, Garland Co., Arkansas, USA
Ex. John Whatley
9.1 x 7.2 x 6.1 cm
Winning Bid: $160
Kyanite in Quartz
Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. John Whatley
12.7 x 12.0 x 7.8 cm, 3.4 pounds
Winning Bid: $92
Quartz var. Citrine (rare locality)
Adams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. John Whatley
5.0 x 3.9 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $334
Stibnite with Calcite
Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang Co., Loudi, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
14.5 x 8.1 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $510
Creedite with Fluorite
Navidad Mine, Indé Mun., Durango, Mexico
18.0 x 15.0 x 7.7 cm
Winning Bid: $645
Fluorite (classic locale)
Le Beix Mine, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
7.9 x 7.8 x 6.4 cm
Winning Bid: $626
Baryte
Châtel-Guyon, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Ex. Paul Zerfass
13.8 x 8.8 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $106
Malachite on Chrysocolla
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
4.7 x 4.6 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $326
Pyrite "sun"
Sparta, Randolph Co., Illinois, USA
8.7 x 8.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $110
Brucite (rich yellow color)
Killa Saifullah Dist., Balochistan, Pakistan
4.9 x 2.9 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Galena
Gyudyurska Mine, Erma Reka, Zlatograd Mun., Smolyan Prov., Bulgaria
Ex. Claude Begin
9.1 x 6.8 x 5.2 cm, 1.8 pounds
Winning Bid: $360
Fluorite on Quartz
Zhejiang, China
17.0 x 12.6 x 5.5 cm, 2.3 pounds
Winning Bid: $403
Calcite (Mn-bearing) (2 generations)
Manaoshan Mountain, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
10.3 x 9.0 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Blue Lace Agate (New Find)
Madagascar
7.0 x 3.5 x 1.9 cm, 73 grams
Winning Bid: $210
Manganite (late 1800s classic)
Manganese deposit, Ilfeld, Harz Mtns, Thuringia, Germany
6.6 x 6.2 x 4.1 cm
Winning Bid: $775
Tourmaline, Smoky Quartz & Cleavelandite
Nuristan, Laghman, Afghanistan
8.6 x 6.8 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $565
Malachite, Chrysocolla & Quartz (lapidary art)
Kalumines, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
7.8 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm, 100 grams
Winning Bid: $76
Amethyst with Calcite (old - classic locale)
Prospect Park Quarry, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Joe Cilen, Chet Lemanski
13.0 x 11.5 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $198
Tourmaline, Quartz, Feldspar & Lepidolite
Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining Dist., Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Mary Perry, George Loud
14.2 x 13.8 x 11.0 cm, 4.9 pounds
Winning Bid: $220
Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Baryte, etc (rare Colorado)
Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede Mining Dist., Mineral Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. USGS, George Loud
11.4 x 9.8 x 6.2 cm, 2.4 pounds
Winning Bid: $60
Gypsum (RARE Kansas - old)
Smoky Hill River locality, Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas, USA
Ex. Harry Smith, Dick Hauck
13.6 x 6.3 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $75
Malachite ps. Copper (Tsumeb rarity!)
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Ex. Dick Hauck
12.3 x 8.8 x 8.7 cm, 1.7 pounds
Winning Bid: $541
Fluorite with Quartz
Cecilia Mine, Freiung, Schwandorf Dist., Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Ex. Chet Lemanski
11.6 x 8.9 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $70
Aquamarine, Muscovite & Feldspar (New Find)
Nagar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
13.7 x 6.3 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $525
Baryte & Marcasite
Lubin Głowny shafts, Lubin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
14.1 x 6.5 x 0.9 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Chalcedony var. Chrysoprase
Szklary Chrysoprase Mine, Szklary, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
11.2 x 7.7 x 5.2 cm, 500 grams
Winning Bid: $87