Mixed Mineral Auction!

Classic, rarities, new finds, and large specimens in this diverse selection from the well-known Jack Halpern, Hefendehl, Reynolds, Lemanski, Hauck, Zerfass, and other collections.

Highlights:
1. RHODOCHROSITE & QUARTZ from the Sunnyside Mine from the Jack Halpern Collection
2. Bisbee CUPRITE on GOETHITE
3. Classic iridescent HEMATITE from Elba Island
4. Large BARYTE on WULFENITE from the San Francisco Mine
5. QUARTZ specimens from the Brooks Britt Collection
6. Large MILLERITE from Canada
7. Rare & striking large French CALCITE from the Zerfass Collection
8. Uncommon BARYTE specimens from a Chinese locale
9. SMOKY QUARTZ with LEPIDOLITE from the Himalaya Mine
10. New Find of SCHEELITE from China
11. CERUSSITE from Tiger, Arizona
12. Gemmy PYROMORPHITE from the Daoping Mine
13. Rare SPHALERITE, GALENA, & PYRITE on QUARTZ from China
14. Adorable EMERALD and rare style CALCITE specimens from China

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Cuprite on iridescent Limonite (circa early 1900s)
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Dennis & Ida Mullane
15.1 x 14.4 x 8.1 cm, 3.8 pounds
Winning Bid: $550
Sulfur (large crystal)
El Desierto mine, Daniel Campos Prov., Potosí, Bolivia
Ex. Bob Trimingham
8.8 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $186
Druzy Quartz on Baryte
Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
12.2 x 9.8 x 6.9 cm, 1.8 pounds
Winning Bid: $321
Malachite
Katanga Copper Crescent, DR Congo
10.2 x 7.5 x 2.6 cm
Winning Bid: $277
Thomsonite on Stilbite (classic find)
Shendurni, Jalgaon Dist., Nashik Div., Maharashtra, India
7.2 x 7.0 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $298
Baryte and Fluorite (old find)
Taolin Mine, Linxiang Co., Yueyang, Hunan, China
13.4 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $235
Quartz with Brookite inclusion
Kharan Dist., Balochistan, Pakistan
8.2 x 6.6 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $105
Baryte on Wulfenite (1994)
San Francisco Mine, Cerro Prieto, Sonora, Mexico
13.6 x 8.9 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $160
large Millerite
Thompson Mine, Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
19.0 x 15.4 x 3.1 cm, 2.7 pounds
Winning Bid: $362
Quartz (Herkimer Diamond)
Middleville, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
Ex. Brooks Britt
6.6 x 5.5 x 1.9 cm
Winning Bid: $90
Quartz var. Amethyst (scepter)
Chiredzi, Chiredzi Dist., Masvingo, Zimbabwe
8.5 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Winning Bid: $161
Bi-colored Spodumene with phantom
Dara-e-Pech pegmatite field, Dara-e-Pech Dist., Kunar, Afghanistan
9.0 x 4.7 x 1.5 cm, 137 grams
Winning Bid: $525
Arsenopyrite and Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
4.8 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $128
Fluorite (urban Beijing!)
JiangJunGou Fluorite Mine, Huairou Dist., Beijing, China
5.4 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm
Winning Bid: $115
native Copper sheet with Shale
White Pine Mine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
15.2 x 8.4 x 0.4 cm
Winning Bid: $155
Arsenopyrite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.0 x 8.7 x 6.0 cm
Winning Bid: $159
Scheelite & Quartz (new find)
Pari, Kharmang Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
8.5 x 7.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $210
Pyromorphite (classic find)
Kintore opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.2 x 8.5 x 6.5 cm, 2.0 pounds
Winning Bid: $935
Gold on Quartz
Mystic Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Les Presmyk
10.5 x 8.4 x 5.6 cm
Winning Bid: $199
Cassiterite twin with Muscovite
Pingwu, Mt Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Sichuan, China
Ex. Chet Lemanski
6.5 x 6.2 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Calcite (early 2000s with unique crystal style)
Mine No. 884, Leiping, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
9.7 x 5.3 x 6.6 cm
Winning Bid: $130
Arsenopyrite with Siderite (classic locale)
Panasqueira Mines, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Ex. Chet Lemanski
9.2 x 5.6 x 4.7 cm
Winning Bid: $201
Sphalerite, Galena & Pyrite on Quartz (rare locale)
Dongxiang Cu-polymetallic deposit, Dongxiang Co., Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
9.3 x 8.3 x 6.2 cm
Winning Bid: $157
gemmy Pyromorphite xls on Quartz
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin, Guangxi, China
Ex. John Schneider
6.0 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $330
Pyrite concretion
Dongchuan Cu ore field, Dongchuan Dist., Kunming, Yunnan, China
8.7 x 7.7 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $85
Brookite & Quartz (old classic locale)
Dodo Mine, Saranpaul, Berezovo dist., Khanty-Mansi Okrug, Russia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
10.2 x 9.8 x 7.2 cm
Winning Bid: $460
Aragonite (rare locale)
Skardu area, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.0 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm
Winning Bid: $148
Calcite & Pyrite on Goethite
El Hammam Mine, Khémisset Prov., Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
13.5 x11.7 x 9.3 cm, 2.7 pounds
Winning Bid: $260
Copper with Malachite
Bou Skour Mine, Zagora Prov., Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.7 x 5.5 x 4.0 cm
Winning Bid: $121
Galena on Dolomite
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
Ex. John Whatley
13.0 x 9.1 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $100