Mixed Mineral Auction!

Rarities, classic, recent finds, and large specimens from this eclectic selection from the well-known Hefendehl, Reynolds, Lemanski, Halpern, and other collections.

Highlights:
1. Fine old Bisbee AZURITE slab
2. Herkimer style QUARTZ & BARYTE from La Cabana
3. Rich Chinese WULFENITE
4. MALACHITE from the Burra Burra Mine and COPPER from the Mount Elliott Mine
5. Rarities from the John Whately Collection
6. Kurt Hefendehl Collection specimens
7. Excellent FERBERITE combination from Panasqueira
8. Old Cornwall CUPRITE & QUARTZ on COPPER
9. Rare PYRITE "bar" from Missouri

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Quartz (Herkimer Diamond)
Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, Herkimer Co., New York, USA
Ex. Brooks Britt
4.8 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm
Winning Bid: $466
Specular Hematite (RARE for Wisconsin)
Great Eastern Mine, Menominee Range, Florence Co., Wisconsin, USA
7.6 x 7.5 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $115
Howlite nodule
Lang Mine, Tick Canyon Borate deposit, Los Angeles Co., California, USA
Ex. Rutgers Univ., Chet Lemanski
11.8 x 8.1 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $15
Cobalt-bearing Calcite
Wenshan Mine, Wenshan City, Yunnan, China
10.8 x 6.0 x 3.1 cm
Winning Bid: $109
Schorl in Quartz
Hogg Mine, Smiths Crossroad, Troup Co., Georgia, USA
Ex. John Whatley
7.2 x 4.8 x 3.9 cm
Winning Bid: $63
Staurolite (RARE Tennessee)
Copperhill Mine, Polk Co., Tennessee, USA
Ex. John Whatley
7.5 x 5.6 x 2.8 cm
Winning Bid: $95
Silicon Carbide (man-made)
General Abrasives, Niagara Falls, Niagara Co., New York, USA
Ex. Jack Halpern
5.8 x 5.2 x 1.5 cm
Winning Bid: $410
Botryoidal Malachite (classic locale)
Burra Burra Copper Mine, Mongolata, South Australia, Australia
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.7 x 6.3 x 5.2 cm
Winning Bid: $147
Helvine on Quartz (rare combo)
Jinlong Hill, Longchuan Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, China
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
11.3 x 8.7 x 6.8 cm
Winning Bid: $154
Cuprite & Quartz on Copper (pre 1859)
Wheal Virgin, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Ex. R.F, Deniscourt, John Whatley
6.0 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm
Winning Bid: $287
Andradite var. Melanite
New Idria District, San Benito Co., California, USA
Ex. John Whatley
6.1 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm
Winning Bid: $135
Pyrite "bar" with Marcasite (1974)
Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend, Iron Co., Missouri, USA
Ex. John Whatley
10.8 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm
Winning Bid: $413
Ferberite with Arsenopyrite & Siderite (huge, old classic find)
Panasqueira Mines, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Ex. Les Presmyk
12.8 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm, 4.0 pounds
Winning Bid: $1,370
Kyanite & Staurolite (classic locale)
Sponda Alp - Pizzo Forno, Chironico Valley, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Ex. Joe Cilen, Chet Lemanski
11.3 x 10.2 x 3.2 cm
Winning Bid: $220
large Native Copper
Level 1120, Mount Elliott Mine, Selwyn Dist., Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
15.2 x 10.0 x 8.1 cm, 1.5 pounds
Winning Bid: $665
Azurite polished slice (classic locale)
Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
6.6 x 4.5 x 0.6 cm
Winning Bid: $141
Groutite (classic locale)
Bülten-Adenstedt Mine, Ilsede, Peine Dist., Lower Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kay Robertson
6.3 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm
Winning Bid: $200
Baryte
Cerro Warihuyn, Miraflores, Huamalíes Prov., Huánuco, Peru
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.9 x 3.6 x 3.6 cm
Winning Bid: $126
Fluorapatite & Muscovite
Panasqueira Mines, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
4.7 x 4.5 x 3.8 cm
Winning Bid: $125
Stibnite (RARE Morocco)
Timerdondine Mine, Khénifra Prov., Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.7 x 5.7 x 2.4 cm
Winning Bid: $389
Calcite (2 generatons) with Malachite inclusions
Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Ex. Cynthia Payne
7.3 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Ferberite with Dolomite
Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Ex. Chet Lemanski
6.6 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm
Winning Bid: $131
Calcite on Baryte
Juanita Mine, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA
Ex. Bob Reynolds
10.3 x 6.2 x 4.4 cm
Winning Bid: $151
Fluorite with Druzy Quartz
Niederschlag-Bärenstein Dist., Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
9.0 x 7.8 x 5.3 cm
Winning Bid: $131
Celestine (Texas!)
Oak Hill, Travis Co., Texas, USA
6.4 x 5.2 x 5.0 cm
Winning Bid: $377
Celestine with Sulfur & Aragonite (old classic)
near Agrigento, Agrigento Prov., Sicily, Italy
8.8 x 7.0 x 5.8 cm
Winning Bid: $120
Azurite altering to Malachite
Kerrouchene, Khénifra Prov., Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
6.2 x 6.2 x 2.0 cm
Winning Bid: $194
Creedite
Navidad Mine, Indé Mun., Durango, Mexico
11.1 x 8.7 x 5.1 cm
Winning Bid: $435
Wulfenite
Jianshan Mine, Shanshan Co., Turpan, Xinjiang, China
Ex. Bob Reynolds
8.6 x 7.3 x 5.5 cm
Winning Bid: $831
Quartz (Herkimer style) on Baryte
La Cabaña, Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
Ex. Kurt Hefendehl
8.1 x 7.8 x 4.6 cm
Winning Bid: $321