Mixed Mineral Auction!

New finds, rarities, classics, and large specimens in this eclectic selection from the well-known Smale, Hefendehl, Whatley, and other collections.

Highlights:
1. Excellent large AQUAMARINE & MUSCOVITE
2. WAVELLITE from a New Find
3. Selection of specimens from the John Whatley Collection including rarities and unusual pieces
4. Large Wise Mine FLUORITE
5. Rare North Carolina BERYL thumbnail
6. FLUORITE specimens
7. Unusual Capillitas, Argentina RHODOCHROSITE stalactite

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Wavellite (2024 find)
Mauldin Mountain Quarries, Mauldin Mtn., Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA
14.0 x 13.1 x 8.7 cm
Winning Bid: $275
Beryl var. Aquamarine and Muscovite
Nagar, Nagar Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
13.1 x 9.2 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $1,951
Chrysocolla on Chrysocolla stalactites
Ray Mine, Scott Mtn., Pinal Co., Arizona, USA
4.9 x 4.1 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $3,883
Fluorite on Fluorite (2022 find)
Qingwan Mine, Shaoxing Pref., Zhejiang Prov., China
5.9 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Mineralogical Record "Gold" issues - 1982 & 1987
Worldwide
27.5 x 20.7 x 0.7 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Smoky Quartz, Spessartine, Microcline & Hyalite Opal Pocket
Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
9.7 x 9.2 x 8.0 cm, 2.3 pounds
Winning Bid: $240
large two-tone Fluorite octahedron
William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA
Ex. Bob Borofsky
11.5 x 11.0 x 8.0 cm
Winning Bid: $393
banded Fluorite
Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
13.5 x 10.4 x 1.1 cm, 445 grams
Winning Bid: $122
Flint nodule
Dover, England, UK
Ex. John Whatley
12.7 x 7.6 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $74
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Perry, Taylor Co., Florida, USA
Ex. John Whatley
7.3 x 7.0 x 1.0 cm
Winning Bid: $80
Fluorite (unique color) on Quartz
Navidad Mine, Indé Mun., Durango, Mexico
Ex. John Whatley
10.8 x 6.8 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Austinite (Cuprian)
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí Mun., Durango, Mexico
Ex. John Whatley
11.7 x 4.7 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $81
Bauxite (aluminum ore) (RARE Georgia!)
Rome, Floyd Co., Georgia, USA
Ex. John Whatley
8.9 x 7.1 x 4.5 cm
Winning Bid: $60
Halite (rare Utah)
Great Salt Lake, Tooele Co., Utah, USA
Ex. John Holfert, John Whatley
7.3 x 5.5 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $96
Fluorite with Baryte
Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. John Whatley
8.1 x 5.3 x 4.9 cm
Winning Bid: $198
Beryl with Muscovite (RARE North Carolina)
near Conover, Catawba Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. John Whatley
3.0 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm, 7 grams
Winning Bid: $305
Almandine Garnet in Muscovite
near Lawson Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA
Ex. John Whatley
15.9 x 10.4 x 0.2 cm
Winning Bid: $165
Fluorite with Baryte and Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Ex. John Whatley
7.8 x 7.4 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $240
Nephrite Jade
British Columbia, Canada
Ex. John Whatley
7.3 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm, 201 grams
Winning Bid: $90
Phosphosiderite, Rockbridgeite (RARE Alabama locale)
Rockford Dist., Coosa Co., Alabama, USA
Ex. John Whatley
5.5 x 4.9 x 3.0 cm
Winning Bid: $310
Pyrite on Calcite
Tongshankou Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
5.0 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $370
Pyrite ps. ? and Calcite
Tongshankou Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China
7.3 x 6.9 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $559
Mn-bearing Vesuvianite
Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Québec, Canada
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.6 x 7.6 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $251
Dioptase on Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
6.6 x 5.5 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $909
Dravite/Schorl (RARE Alabama!)
Tiger Corners, Chambers Co., Alabama, USA
Ex. John Whatley
8.4 x 6.5 x 3.4 cm
Winning Bid: $360
Rhodochrosite stalactite (classic locale)
Capillitas, Andalgalá Dept., Catamarca Prov., Argentina
6.1 x 5.2 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $675
Creedite
Navidad Mine, Indé Mun., Durango, Mexico
9.1 x 8.5 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $470
Fluorite
Xianghuapu Mine, Linwu Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Dr. Steve Smale
16.0 x 10.4 x 5.5 cm, 2.6 pounds
Winning Bid: $750
Pectolite
Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Ex. Credo Schwab, John Whatley
6.7 x 5.9 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Iridescent Goethite/Hematite (classic locale)
Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA
Ex. John Whatley
8.7 x 4.2 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $497