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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"Mango" Quartz with Halloysite inclusions
Cabiche, Quípama Mun., Boyacá Dept., Colombia
13.3 x 6.7 x 5.7 cm
Winning Bid: $381
Franklinite, Calcite & Willemite
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Dr. Vasco Trancoco
5.3 x 5.2 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Spinel-twinned Copper with Cuprite
Ray Mine, Scott Mtn., Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. David Lare, Jeff Skelpsa
9.8 x 5.2 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Malachite ps. Azurite, Azurite & Cerussite (classic locale)
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Richard Kosnar
5.3 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $335
Wire Silver & Calcite (2010 find)
Tiezhai Mine, Linqu Co., Weifang, Shandong, China
10.2 x 7.2 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $319
Spessartine, Albite & Schorl
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.2 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Calcite - Mariposa twin (classic old style)
Potosi Mine, West Camp, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
9.5 x 6.2 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $265
Pyromorphite stalactite (rare)
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
Ex. Steve Smale
7.7 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $365
Ilvaite with Quartz and Quartz casts after Fluorite (unusual!)
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Inner Mongolia A.R., China
7.7 x 7.5 x 6.5 cm
Winning Bid: $291
Amethyst (1963 find)
Ellis-Jones Mine, Due West, Abbeville Co., South Carolina, USA
Ex. John Whatley
6.8 x 5.3 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Baryte (late 1970s finds)
Muddy Creek, tributary of Crater Creek, Rio Grande Co., Colorado, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
13.1 x 9.7 x 7.3 cm
Winning Bid: $290
Quartz, Schorl, Microcline, etc
Shigar Valley, Shigar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
9.0 x 8.8 x 5.4 cm
Winning Bid: $241
Kyanite and Kyanite perimorphs after Andalusite
Champion Mine, White Mtns., Mono Co., California, USA
Ex. Paterson Museum, Dick Hauck
14.2 x 10.2 x 8.8 cm
Winning Bid: $97
Stalactitic and botryoidal Malachite
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
14.1 x 9.6 x 9.4 cm
Winning Bid: $427
Stilbite-(Ca)
Prospect Park Quarry, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA
Ex. Paterson Museum, Eric Stanchich
9.2 x 7.2 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $241